November 10, 2005
A Cautionary Tale for Trustees
American University was chartered by an act of Congress. Will it take another kind of action by Congress to get the university's Board of Trustees to do the right thing?
The board hoped that its decision last month to provide a $3.75-million severance package to Benjamin Ladner, who served as president for 11 years, would put to an end to much of the controversy that has embroiled the university in recent weeks.
Allegations that Mr. Ladner was paid too much and spent too much
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