Michigan State University’s interim president John Engler is stepping down after he said some victims of the school’s sex abuse scandal were “enjoying” their “moment in the spotlight.”

Engler, who is Michigan’s former governor, was brought in to help the university recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. But MSU’s Board of Trustees was set to meet Thursday to fire him following his comments about some of the women who were sexually abused by Nassar, who was the school’s sports doctor.