The head of Maine's public university system said he was aware that a newly hired university president was asked to resign from a previous job.

Michael Laliberte was hired to serve as president of University of Maine at Augusta. He stepped down as president of State University of New York at Delhi in April after students and faculty took votes of no confidence in his leadership.

The concerns included criticism of the way Laliberte managed budgets, as well a perceived lack of transparency, the Kennebec Journal reported.

UMaine System chancellor Dannel Malloy knew about the no-confidence votes before hiring Laliberte, a UMaine spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the decision to hire Laliberte “was based on his noteworthy experience over a long career in higher education and overwhelming UMA community support from his on-campus interviews.”

Laliberte is on tap to start his new job in Augusta in August.