February 18, 2000

Hillsdale College Considers Controversial Candidate for Presidency; Goddard College Trustees Extend President's Contract; Former Baseball Official Seeks to Run U. of Florida

By JULIANNE BASINGER and ERIK LORDS

Scandal rocked Hillsdale College last fall, when its president resigned amid allegations that he had carried on a long-time affair with his daughter-in-law, who committed suicide. Now, the college is courting a candidate for its presidency who is himself no stranger to controversy over his personal life.

A member of the Michigan college's search committee has called William B. Allen several times during the past couple of weeks to discuss the job, according to a source close to the

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