July 27, 2007

Trustees Replaced After Racial Epithet

By PAUL FAIN

Roger Williams University will replace its "out of sync" Board of Trustees with a larger, more diverse board after the revelation that its longtime chairman used a racial slur in a May meeting, said the institution's president, Roy J. Nirschel.

"We've been on a roll, and the board has been one of the missing pieces," said Mr. Nirschel in an interview. He cited the enrollment growth, improved academic standards, and financial gains that have taken place at the university, which is in

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