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Robert L. Caret (at left), chancellor of the University System of Maryland, in 2017 sent an email to three university presidents (not in the Maryland system) recommending that they consider arrangements with Pandora Jewelry, which is known for its charms for bracelets, the Associated Press reported. The email, which Caret signed as chancellor, said that he was writing "on behalf" of an alumnus, the CEO of Pandora. The email said that the university leaders might want their alumni relations or other officials to work with Pandora on having charms with university symbols made. He said that the jewelry was "particularly popular among the college age and older." At right is a Pandora charm for Maryland.
Teresa Sullivan, then president of the University of Virginia, was so surprised to receive the email that she wondered if Caret's email account had been hacked, and she emailed his chief of staff. The chief of staff then became alarmed by the ethics implications of Caret's action and filed a grievance against Caret when he was bothered by her repeatedly raising the issue and criticized her for it.
The AP reported that, in a recent interview, Caret said he shouldn't have sent the email but that it wasn't a big deal. "It's something I shouldn't have done. We all stumble," he said.
