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THE INDEPENDENT DAILY AT DUKE UNIVERSITY
Keohane to step down in 2004 DAVE INGRAM
By
The Chronicle
After almost
10
of
years
leading
still-young University through formative
most
this weekend her
down from the
step
to
President Nan
stages,
Keohane announced
plans
a
of its
one
University’s
in June 2004.
top post
Keohane said she had been considerthe
ing
after
since
move
of
Trustees
before
the decision
She
personally
announcing
publicly
yesterday.
“We have in
col-
of the
December.
waited to tell the full Board
Saturday
and
leadership
in
and
summer,
friends
informed the
leagues, Board
last
with
speaking
excellent strategic plan
an
place. Our
will
Campaign for Duke
conclude in December. Our
successfully
administrative
team couldn’t be better.
And so,” Keohane said, “I think the time is right for Duke to
and for
to
me
into the next
move
stage of its history with
leadership,
new
to the next
move on
stage
of my life.” Joined
Sunday
afternoon
Chair Harold “Spike” Yoh for
conference that had been
press
in
organized
yet clandestinely
Board
by
45-minute
a
hastily
the
Trinity Room, Keohane expressed sire to return to
PRESIDENT NAN KEOHANE, with Board of Trustees Chair Harold “Spike” Yoh dential
post by
June 2004. She will have served
as
the head of the
on
her
right,
Sunday
announces
her
to
plans
University
de-
James B. Duke
litical science—will take
a
By
of po-
professor
sab-
one-year
said she'has not
eighth president
s
for her sabbatical,
yet established plans
would be
only that she
from the
away
University. She expressed intentions
to
seeks
and I both enjoy it
science
political
field,
must be at the
be
an
an
excellent
of the
one
in the
departments
ed
16-
to
on
KEVIN LEES
18-member
Although ly
the
snow
out of commission
kept
the Board ofTrustees most-
during
its last
meeting
full plate
of
retreat
proposals a
venue
power
at its
meeting
over
in Winston-Salem
“Then it’s off to the
work
Board,
which
an
summer
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chaired
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will
increase
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by
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sity Union’s components of
cost of tuition, fees,
undergraduates
elections
executive
4.2%
—
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on
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to President Nan
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for
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component.
and board by 5 percent
as
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added,
of speculating
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room
and
also
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to what
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are,” Steel
position
short
ping
of
people
lots
think the
2003-2004
planned
after two years of im-
the entire
meetings
When students vote in the Duke Student Govern-
the plan’s fiplementation and considered the future of nancial
or
Students to decide
increase
the
2004
February
opinion of
selected
addition to the Washington Duke
Inn, reviewed the strategic plan
for further consideration.
lot of
a
Steel
:hat
forced the Board to
a successor
and
the chair of the
committee
top
Trustees at its
and into the fall,”
said Steel, who is also
also raised Keohane, who will step down in June 2004,
tuition, approved
the
one
present
“The first step is to really invite the
to do
the week-
announced the formation
search committee to find
over
races
to
candidates to the Board of
and
Universiboard of directors of the Duke
presidential
a
neighboring Greensboro. The
Duke
the
Morton
The Chronicle
in the Trustees’
outage
of
several
Thruston
presidential search
expected
committee is
of
possibly
President
three years ago. The
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the
Durham community—by May.
Trustees approve tuition By
hopes
committee,
convene
students, non-academic employees
Board of Trustees Vice Chair Robert
page 11
to
top
search committee. See KEOHANE
search
ad-
internationally
30,2004, the University
a
the
and Trustees, faculty members,
renowned reputation
June
he
group
President Nan Keohane will step down
Keo-
here,”
said
—which
university
With the announcement Sunday that
hane said. “We have tenure in best
her
or
ministrator and have
return to Duke afterward.
“Bob
president;
new
of his
and
research
Wanted: Top-10
will chair
Steel
ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle
batical after she steps down. The Univer-
sity
presi-
s successor
T;
She said she and her husband—Robert
Keohane,
down from her
step
for 11 years
Old
a
and research.
teaching
ANTHONY CROSS/THE CHRONICLE
mill. See page 3
step
down
follows
circulating through
Candidates for DSG
president
dent discuss the issue of ernment. See page 3
and executive
restructuring
vice
presi-
the student gov-
Laura Whitehorn will
Hope Franklin
Center
speak today
at 4
p.m. in
the John
from studespite drawing scrutiny
dent groups and the national media. See page 4