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Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman resigns; Hunter Rawlings named interim president
Stories about Lehman's resignation
  • Cornell president to step down; interim president named (June 11, 2005)
  • Lehman announces he will step down to shocked alumni (June 11, 2005)
  • Text of Lehman's State of the University address (June 11, 2005)
  • Statement by board chairman Peter Meinig on Lehman resignation (June 11, 2005)
  • President Lehman, philosophical yet saddened, explains his decision to leave (June 15, 2005)
  • Chairman Peter Meinig, Provost Biddy Martin provide assurances of smooth transition (June 15, 2005)
  • Lehman's themes as president: sustainability, life, wisdon and a global view (June 15, 2005)
  • Interim President Hunter Rawlings brings continuity and commitment (June 15, 2005)
  • Search process will entail identifying few with 'rare experience' (June 15, 2005)
  • Frank Rhodes: Why university presidential terms are shrinking (June 15, 2005)
  • Cornell Board of Trustees approves Hunter Rawlings as university's interim president (June 16, 2005)
  • Hundreds gather to wish Lehman and wife 'Fond Farewell' (June 28, 2005)
  • Presidential Search Committee updates (Sept. 13, 2005)

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    Jeffrey Lehman
    Jeffrey Sean Lehman

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    Hunter Rawlings
    Hunter R. Rawlings III

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