June 8, 2001
Drunk-Driving Charge Spurs President to Quit
The president of Roger Williams University, Joseph H. Hagan, resigned last month, less than a week after he was arrested on charges of drunken driving.
"He was liked and respected on campus, and there is no one who is happy about this turn of events," said Hugh M. Ryan, a spokesman for the Rhode Island institution.
In a telephone interview, Mr. Hagan said he had been asked to resign because his arrest was generating "bad publicity" for the college. "I would have hoped that the
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