LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The new president of the University of Nebraska system has squashed plans to merge the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Architecture and the school’s College of Fine and Performing Arts.

President Hank Bounds, who took over in April, said in a news release Thursday that he’d consulted with the Board of Regents, campus leadership, faculty members, former students and others before making his decision. He says it’s clear that the proposed merger “lacks sufficient support to be successful” and that several key constituents continue to have serious reservations that threaten the plan’s viability.

The proposal was pulled from the Board of Regents agenda for Friday. Several architects spoke against the plan during the April 10 regents meeting.

The merger was proposed last year by Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman.