 In another article he described Salaita's firing as "likely illegal".In August 2015, Chancellor Phyllis Wise resigned after she was implicated in hiding emails that involved the rescinding of Salaita's job offer.Shortly thereafter, 41 department heads, chairs and directors, predominantly from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, published an open letter titled "Acting Chancellor Barbara Wilson and President Timothy Killeen should call for the reinstatement of Steven Salaita at the September 2015 board meeting."