After seven years on the job, Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California system, is retiring. (In The News).

From: University Business | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

After seven years on the job, Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California system, is retiring. Atkinson, 73, steps down after making news ...

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