Mississippi Business Journal » academics http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Lucas to return to USM as search for Saunders’ replacement begins http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/02/lucas-to-return-to-usm-as-search-for-saunders-replacement-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lucas-to-return-to-usm-as-search-for-saunders-replacement-begins http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/02/lucas-to-return-to-usm-as-search-for-saunders-replacement-begins/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 14:44:34 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56577 HATTIESBURG — Former president Aubrey Lucas will be interim president at the University of Southern Mississippi while the board of trustees looks for a permanent successor to Martha Saunders. Lucas will officially become interim president July 1 but will begin the transition immediately, a news release from the board said. Saunders, who became USM’s ninth [...]

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