The president of the University of Texas at Arlington withdrew his name from consideration to lead a Florida university just days after details emerged regarding an investigation into online enrollment and recruiting practices at UT-Arlington.

On Thursday, Vistasp Karbhari was named one of three finalist for the president’s job at the University of Central Florida. But on Monday, the Orlando Sentinel reported that he is no longer pursuing the position.

“Unfortunately, challenging personal matters have arisen that require my full attention,” according to a statement by Karbhari obtained by the Florida newspaper. “Wanting to be respectful of the University of Central Florida I am writing to withdraw my candidacy. UCF is a tremendous institution with a wonderful future ahead of it and I wish it all the very best.”

Karbhari also announced last week that he was stepping down from UT-Arlington effective Aug. 31. On Friday, UT System officials issued a statement saying that an investigation had been conducted reviewing online enrollment and recruitment at the Arlington campus. The statement noted that Karbhari’s evaluation last year was delayed because of the “direct relevance” of the investigation.

UT System officials have not released details of the investigation.

After the investigation was complete, Karbhari agreed to leave the system. He had been president of UT-Arlington since 2013.

He has not returned messages seeking comment on the investigation or concerns that have arisen since a former female administrator filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that he bullied and retaliated against her.

The Florida university is significantly larger, with an enrollment of abut 69,000 students. UT-Arlington has about 42,000 students. In fall 2018, the school had about 18,425 students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses. That was up significantly from the 6,055 enrolled in fall 2013.