MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Eleven tenured law professors at West Virginia University say President Mike Garrison should choose the "path of honor" and resign before he does irreparable harm.

Professors in the College of Law, where Garrison also teaches, say he canceled a meeting with them to discuss the matter.

They also say Garrison has lost the battle for public opinion in the master's degree scandal involving his friend, Heather Bresch.

The professors, including Pat McGinley and Bob Bastress, says faculty are now ridiculed when they attend conferences with other academics. They say Garrison's continued presence damages the university and himself.

They say if he resigns, he would be looked upon as having sacrificed his personal interests for the good of the school.