Trouble in River City and Lewisburg

Colleges & Universities Bucknell University
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<p>Don’t you wonder how stupid the writers and authorities that approve it, perceive their readers must be?</p>

<p>Provost DeCredico to return to Naval Academy
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Dr. Mary A. DeCredico, ’81, Provost of Bucknell University, has announced her intention to return to the Naval Academy as a Professor of History, effective the 2008/09 academic year. </p>

<p>Dr. DeCredico indicated the decision to leave her alma mater was difficult but reflected her true passion and personal dedication to the primary objectives of her profession – the teaching of students and the advancement of the scholarship of her discipline.</p>

<p>“I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with our faculty as a colleague and administrator, but I also came to realize that I prefer direct contact and a personal relationship with students. I missed the classroom and I missed the time to commit to scholarship,” said DeCredico. “Bucknell will always be the school which instilled my ambition and affection for history, for learning and for teaching. The Naval Academy was my professorial home for 19 years and I am looking forward to my return.”</p>

<p>Dr. Brian C. Mitchell, President of Bucknell University, commented on the departure of Dr. DeCredico, “We truly appreciate the contributions of Dr. DeCredico and wish her every success in her return to the classroom where she has distinguished herself for years. Students, faculty and staff at Bucknell who have worked with Dr. DeCredico are unanimous in their praise for her concern, her character and her personal warmth.”</p>

<p>DeCredico will begin her personal leave October 1, 2007, although she will retain her title as Provost until the end of the academic year, June 30, 2008.</p>

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<p>Are you willing to fill us in on the inside scoop? Bucknell is at least on the corners of D’s radar.</p>

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<p>Don’t know. It may be one of those campus escapades of no consequence to students and prospects. Is this a “leave quietly and we’ll pay you for the remainder of the year and you can retain your office and title” … or is it “I’ll leave quietly, since I can’t win anyway because of someone at BU, and you will pay me for the remainder of the year and I will maintain my office and title” while she looks for a real job. You just have to believe this is a lawyered deal. One would have to speculate this is a Bucknell caused issue that she’s agreed to keep quiet about in that USNA has seemingly welcomed her back with open arms immediately. And the fact that she’s a BU alumna turns the worm even a bit more. Ear to the gound on this one …</p>