Two Bemidji State University academic deans were removed from their positions earlier this month for unspecified reasons. But they weren't fired, officials from the Minnesota State system said, adding that they're still on the payroll and that officials are looking for new jobs for the two administrators. Jonathan Bohn, spokesperson for the Inter Faculty Organization, the union that represents faculty at all seven Minnesota State universities, said the situation was unusual. After that, academic affairs officials will examine the current structure of leadership and decide how it might change in the future. Kay Pedretti, regional director of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, a union that represents thousands of state employees, said the Minnesota State system "does this more regularly than I'd like."