Fla. President Quits After Admitting Affair

The president of Florida Gulf Coast University has resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair with a faculty member.

William C. Merwin announced that he was stepping down at an emergency meeting of the university's Board of Trustees in mid-January. He had told the 13 members of the board individually about the affair in the days before the public meeting.

"I have faltered in my duty and have been involved inappropriately in a personal relationship with a female faculty

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