Carlin to Quit as Head of Massachusetts Board

After four years of shaking up public colleges and winning cuts in tuition, James F. Carlin announced last month that he will step down as chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.

A semi-retired businessman who is known for his tough-guy negotiating style, Mr. Carlin used his 1995 appointment by the state's Governor at the time, William F. Weld, to turn the sometimes-sleepy board into an agent

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