Это похоже очень плохо.
Все понимают, что главная, а пожалуй и единственная причина - финансовый кризис MIT.
Но Вест то тут причем? Жалко. Он был очень хорошим президентом.
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To Members of the Faculty and Staff:

Dear Colleagues,

This morning at the Corporation meeting I announced my intent to step
down as MIT's president by the beginning of the 2004 fall term or when
my successor is appointed.



In my view, the invitation to this position in 1990 was a call to
national service, and I have approached it in that manner to the best of
my abilities. After almost 14 years of working with you, I am ready to
spend a little time reflecting, writing, and considering what I can most
productively do next. More time with Becky, our children and
grandchildren is very much in the picture.

This is a move that I have been considering for some time, and I believe
that MIT will benefit from the renewal that comes with selecting a new
president and developing the next stage of its vision and programs. The
time to begin this transition is right, now that the strategy and
planning are in place to see MIT safely through the near-term financial
pressures that we, along with the rest of higher education, face in the
coming year. I am confident that as a team, we have set the right
course and established its implementation.

Together, we have maintained and enhanced MIT's excellence and our
national and international leadership, stature and service. The MIT
faculty and staff have accomplished an astounding agenda in research,
education, campus transformation, student life, diversity, and national
policy and affairs. But the beauty of a great university is that our
work is never done. Our agenda must evolve to shape the future, and to
respond to new challenges and opportunities. Every accomplishment is
but a way station along the path toward what Vannevar Bush famously
termed "the endless frontier."

Becky and I are privileged beyond measure to live and work at MIT- an
extraordinary community comprised of distinguished faculty who blaze new
trails of knowledge, Nobel laureates, dedicated teachers, the people who
create and maintain our facilities, those who do the administrative work
that makes it possible for our faculty and students to realize their
dreams, those who look after our safety and health, and above all the
wonderful young men and women who study here.

There is a lot to do over the coming months, and I look forward to doing
it with you.


Sincerely,

Chuck Vest