TROY — The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees voted to support the school's president in the wake of a student vote that showed a lack of confidence in her leadership.

Last month, the student senate passed a resolution that called for the trustees to replace President Shirley Ann Jackson if the school's culture of fear and decline in academic rankings was not halted. That resolution, which passed 11 to 7, referred to the low morale among staff and students caused by Jackson's leadership style, which they say favors intimidation over communication.