June 1, 2007

Planned Changes at the Top Draw Harsh Response at U. of Massachusetts

By KARIN FISCHER

Plans to shake up the top management of the University of Massachusetts have been met with consternation on the flagship campus, in Amherst, where the system's president, Jack M. Wilson, has suggested that he take on more of a day-to-day managerial role.

Under the most controversial proposal — one of several under consideration, university officials emphasize — the president would lead Amherst in addition to managing the five-campus system. The potential

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