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Special Edition

October 20, 2003

Brownell leaving to become
first CEO of U21pedagogica
President Blaine A. Brownell has accepted the position of chief executive officer of U21pedagogica Limited (Pedagogica) and will begin his new job Feb. 1. Full Story

Statement from University President Blaine A. Brownell
I am here to announce that I will be leaving the presidency of Ball State University, to accept an exciting new position in areas near and dear to my heart—and which I very much want to describe to you.  But first I want everyone, everywhere to know what a positive and personally rewarding experience we have had over the past three and a half years. Full Story

  Statement from Thomas DeWeese, trustees president
As you well know, the future of the Ball State presidency has been the subject of a great deal of media coverage over the past week. Perhaps you can now better appreciate why I and the other members of Ball State's board chose to limit our comments to the media as Dr. Brownell was in the final stages of accepting the unique and exciting opportunity he has described to you all today.
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Facts about U21pedagogica

U21pedagogica Ltd. (pedagogica), chartered in Guernsey, the Channel Islands, with headquarters in Charlottesville, Va., was established in 2001 as an international supplier of quality assurance services to higher education. Pedagogica is the exclusive provider of quality assurance services to Universitas 21 Global, a joint venture of Universitas 21 LBG and Thomson Corp. Learn More