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Board reverses academy firing

President's ouster had spurred outcry

Supporters applauded Admiral Richard Gurnon yesterday after the state Board of Higher Education voted to reinstate him as president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The actual restoring of his authority is up to the school trustees.
By Sarah Schweitzer
Globe Staff / December 16, 2005

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WELLESLEY -- The state Board of Higher Education yesterday voted to reinstate the president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, reversing a board of trustees' decision to fire a college leader for the first time in state history, officials said. (Full article: 673 words)

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