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<p>Uh, I think it’s far more accurate to say that Cech withdrew his name from the presidential search process, as did several other high-profile contenders (i.e. Etchemandy from Stanford, Richard from Cambridge). To my knowledge, Cech was never actually formally offered the position. If you have something that shows that he actually was formally offered the position, I would love to see it.</p>