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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Baylor University fires President John Lilley

The Dallas Morning News reports that Baylor University has fired President John Lilley:

The board, meeting in Grapevine, decided "the decision was necessary in order to unite Baylor's many constituencies and move the university forward,” Howard K. Batson, the board chairman, was quoted as saying in a written statement.

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In a statement of his own, reported by the Baptist Standard newspaper, Dr. Lilley took aim at the regents, saying that after his arrival in November 2005, “it became clear immediately that the Baylor board of regents reflected some of the deepest divisions in the Baylor family.”  READ THE REST

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