The Chronicle of Higher Education

New Governor of New Jersey Forces Out President of Troubled Medical University

By KARIN FISCHER

Under pressure from the newly inaugurated Gov. Jon S. Corzine, the president of the scandal-plagued University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has agreed to step down after just one year on the job.

Under a severance package agreed to over the weekend, John J. Petillo will receive...

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