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Jun 6, 2008 9:45 pm US/Eastern

WVU President To Resign Amid Degree Controversy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ― West Virginia University President Mike Garrison says he'll resign Sept. 1 to end the controversy surrounding the improper awarding of a master's degree to the governor's daughter.

Garrison told the Board of Governors on Friday that only he can stop debate and it's the most difficult decision he's ever made.

Garrison's nine-month administration has been dogged from the start by the degree scandal and a lawsuit involving a former football coach.

His presidency started last September.

The board called his decision an unselfish action that should begin a period of healing and recovery. Garrison says no one member of the board asked him to leave.

Stay with KDKA for much more on this story.

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