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| LSU Chancellor Mark A. Emmert issued the following statement regarding his decision to terminate the employment of Steven J. Hatfill as Associate Director of the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training. "After careful thought and consideration, I have decided that it is in the best interest of Louisiana State University to terminate its relationship with Dr. Steven Hatfill. This decision was not reached quickly or easily. Dr. Hatfill was placed on administrative leave with pay on August 2 in order to provide us the opportunity to thoroughly and objectively assess this situation. During this time period, Dr. Hatfill has not been on the LSU campus. "In taking this action, the university is making no judgment as to Dr. Hatfill's guilt or innocence regarding the FBI investigation. Our ultimate concerns are the ability of the university to fulfill its role and mission as a land-grant university, to fulfill its contractual obligations to funding agencies and to maintain its academic integrity. In considering all of these objectives, I have concluded that it is clearly in the best interest of LSU to terminate this relationship. "It is the university's policy and practice to not discuss specifics of personnel actions. Therefore, we are not at liberty to make further statements about this matter." - 30 - Gene Sands Executive Director, University Relations 225/578-3861 gsands@lsu.edu |
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