Ex-Michigan GOP governor won't be Harvard fellow after backlash
LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder withdrew from a senior research fellowship at Harvard University on Wednesday, amid criticism of the Kennedy School of Government for offering him the position despite his administration's role in the Flint water crisis.
"It would have been exciting to share my experiences, both positive and negative," said Snyder, who was planning to teach classes, speak at public events and hold office hours with students this fall."Our current political environment and its lack of civility makes this too disruptive. I wish them the best."
"I believe the Kennedy School needs to study both failures and successes of government, and we anticipated that students would have learned from engaging with and questioning Governor Snyder about his consequential role in decisions regarding Flint and many other issues during his eight years in office," Elmendorf wrote.
The cash-strapped city of 100,000 people was under the supervision of a financial manager appointed by Snyder, a Republican, when it stopped buying treated water from Detroit and began drawing from the Flint River in 2014. The move was intended to save money while a new pipeline from Lake Huron was built.
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