Richmond - Earlham College President Douglas Bennett has decided to step down next year after leading the school since 1997.
The 64-year-old Bennett announced Wednesday he would retire at the end of June 2011, saying it was time to pass the job on to someone else. He said that as a Quaker it has been a perfect job for him to lead the Quaker-affiliated college in Richmond.
Bennett helped organize a dozen college presidents in 2007 for a protest of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings because they said the process mislead prospective students and encouraged gamesmanship.
Earlham trustees chairwoman Deborah Hull says Bennett has increased the national visibility of the 1,100-student college and helped it raise record amounts of money for its capital campaign.
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