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West Virginia University President Mike Garrison expressed anger, disappointment and regret Monday during his first face-to-face meeting with the Faculty Senate since it demanded his resignation over a master's ... via Wheeling News

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“One donor expressing concern would certainly get a phone call from someone here. ... I don't consider even one person who's concerned as insignificant.”

Cash fundraising for West Virginia University is about where it was this time last year, those in charge of the effort say, despite months of publicity about a degree scandal involving the governor's daughter, ... via The Times West Virginian

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“At some point oil gets too high for them to make money”

Stocks fell on Friday after American International Group , the world's largest insurer, reported a record $7.8 billion quarterly loss, rekindling concerns about financial services companies. via Earth Times

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With one major donor revoking an offer of $2 million worth of donations, West Virginia University hopes the furor over an unearned master's degree won't plague its fundraising efforts. via Charleston Daily Mail

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Mylan Inc. announced today that it will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 5 p.m. ET to provide a review of the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. via Med Ad News

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“I find it truly ironic that it is the seasoned veteran academics who failed their president by failing to say, 'We can't do this,'”

The West Virginia University community has split since the Board of Governors placed responsibility last week on President Mike Garrison for his administration's decision in October to grant an unearned MBA ... via The State Journal

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“It is a serious violation of norms.”

In this April 23, 2008 file photo, West Virginia University President Michael Garrison listens to a charge being read by West Virginia Board of Governors chairman Stephen Goodwin during open session at West ... via Athens Banner-Herald

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“I removed myself from this process immediately. I don't know why the decision was made or how it was made.”

West Virginia University President Michael Garrison watched his provost and his business school dean resign this week over WVU's short-lived attempt to give Heather Bresch, his friend and former business ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Two academic officers who resigned in a scandal over a master's degree that West Virginia University wrongly awarded to the governor's daughter are moving down, but not out.

Provost Gerald Lang and business school Dean R. Stephen Sears resigned within days of a report last week condemning their decision to alter a transcript and retroactively grant a degree to Heather Bresch, the 38-year-old daughter of Gov. Joe Manchin.

Lang and Sears have the option of returning to teaching, and WVU spokeswoman Amy Neil said Tuesday that both have indicated they will do so after leaving their administrative posts June 30. Read more

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“Their opinion disagrees with the MBA panel and it disagrees with every faculty member I've spoken to”

The West Virginia University Board of Governors is giving its full support to President Mike Garrison, who says he takes responsibility for "failures" that led to a master's degree scandal involving the ... via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

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