New England Conservatory Selects New Provost; Bethune-Cookman College Hires a President

MUSICAL NOTES: Robert Kemble Dodson, the dean of the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, will move to Boston to become provost of the New England Conservatory. After five years as dean of what he calls "one of the great music programs in the world," deciding to leave Oberlin was difficult, he says.

But it was easy for Mr. Dodson, 62, to find a number of reasons to join the conservatory. Topping his list is the chance to work with students in a large graduate program. (Oberlin's

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