November 7, 2003

Boston University's Trustees Waffle on Giving Presidency to Former NASA Chief

by JAMILAH EVELYN

Is he? Or isn't he? Uncertainty over whether Daniel S. Goldin will become the next president of Boston University has roiled a campus that has already endured its share of executive-level power struggles.

Mr. Goldin was set to take control of the university when an executive committee of the Board of Trustees voted last month to recommend rescinding the job offer it had made in July, according to several news reports.

The board was scheduled to review the matter on October 31,

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