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Yesterday I spoke by phone for a few minutes with Max Hailperin, chairman of the faculty senate at 

It was just after the college had announced 

the coming retirement of President Jack Ohle, 

who had been weathering calls for his ouster since earlier this year. Ohle had reportedly clashed with faculty, among others, over his management of the college.

Looking back, Hailperin said faculty have generally recognized that Ohle is committed to making Gustavus an even better college than it is now:

Hailperin said then that he hadn't really spoken with fellow faculty since Ohle's announcement, but said, "Indirect signs point to encouragement about the idea of a new beginning, of moving forward."

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Yesterday I spoke by phone for a few minutes with Max Hailperin, chairman of the faculty senate at Gustavus Adolphus College. It was just after the college had announced the coming retirement of President Jack Ohle, who had been weathering calls for his ouster since earlier this year. Ohle had reportedly clashed with faculty, among…

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