University of Idaho President Chuck Staben will leave his post after the 2018-19 school year — the latest event in a tumultuous spring for the Vandals community.
The State Board of Education announced Friday that Staben's contract won't be renewed by mutual agreement. Staben's contract runs through June 15, 2019, and pays $385,230 per year.
The Staben decision comes while Athletic Director Rob Spear is on a 60-day, paid administrative leave. Staben placed Spear on leave in April and hired two independent investigators to look into the way the athletic department has handled sexual assault complaints, particularly three against a single football player in 2012-13.