Alert Editor's Pick UNO administrator to leave post, partly because of political climate in Nebraska Dan Crisler Omaha World-Herald Mar 18, 2022 Mar 18, 2022 Updated May 2, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmp7E6C >@C6 E92? a_ J62CD 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 2E ~>292[ y@?2E92? q6?;2>:?\p=G2C25@[ 2 A@=:E:42= D4:6?46 AC@76DD@C 2?5 2DD:DE2?E G:46 492?46==@C 7@C DEF56?E DF446DD[ H:== C6E:C6 7C@> E96 F?:G6CD:EJ @? |2J a 2?5 E2<6 2 ;@3 2E %6I2D r9C:DE:2? &?:G6CD:EJ 368:??:?8 yF?6 `]k^Am Benjamin-Alvarado kAmq6?;2>:?\p=G2C25@[ ec[ H:== 36 %r&’D 49:67 :?4=FD:@? @77:46C 2?5 D6?:@C 25G:D6C E@ E96 492?46==@C] q6?;2>:?\p=G2C25@’D ?6H ;@3 H:== 67764E:G6=J D6CG6 2D 2 AC@>@E:@? 7@C 2 >2? H9@ :D E96 D@? @7 |6I:42? >:8C2?E 72C> H@C<6CD]k^AmkAmr2==:?8 E96 %r& ;@3 “2 8C62E @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C >6 A6CD@?2==J[” q6?;2>:?\p=G2C25@ D2:5 96 H:== =625 D@>6 :?:E:2E:G6D %r& 2=C625J 92D :? A=246[ :?4=F5:?8 2 C24:2= C64@?4:=:2E:@? 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