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NEWS UPDATE: Former NASA chief Daniel Goldin will not be assuming the post of Boston University president, the vice chairman of the school's board of trustees said. The board has named medical school dean Aram V. Chobanian to serve as interim president of the university until a permanent candidate is chosen. --Developing
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Any BU grads out there? Will this affect any of your alumni donations?
From this article it sounds as if Goldin was correct to question some of the business dealings of the Trustees, their business interests and BU.
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Goldin has reportedly questioned the financial stake that several trustees have in the university and suggested they amount to a conflict of interest. According to BU's most recent tax filings, the university paid $30 million in 2001-2002 to companies and nonprofits in which BU trustees were involved, including $5.6 million for insurance to a company run by a trustee.
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