The president of Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo is stepping down after weeks of students and faculty demanding her resignation.

Deborah Saucier's departure was announced Thursday afternoon, effective April 4.

She has been in the position for six years.

In a statement, the university credited her with "several significant institutional milestones, including the implementation of VIU's first Strategic Plan and guiding the institution through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic" and comme…