June 29, 2001

Colgate U. President Unexpectedly Quits; Faculty Exodus Strikes Criminal-Justice Program at Northeastern U.

By DAN CURRY and SUSANNAH DAINOW

A BAD FIT: After not quite two years as Colgate University's president, Charles H. Karelis announced last week that he would resign and return to Washington, D.C., to look for work as a policy maker. Officially the split is amicable, but some faculty members say otherwise.

Before accepting the Colgate job, Mr. Karelis was the head of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, a federal office in Washington where he earned a reputation for supporting innovative projects in