CARBONDALE — The newly appointed leader of Southern Illinois University says he wants to heal divisions following the polarizing tenure of the school system’s former president.

The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports that interim President J. Kevin Dorsey sees a big task ahead of him after taking over for Randy Dunn, whose last day was in July.

Public trust in Dunn evaporated after internal documents revealed he worked to split the system’s two campuses and reallocate millions in funding.