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(Source: Vanderbilt University)

Gordon Gee has been around. He's been president of five institutions over the past 30-plus years, and currently heads Vanderbilt. Before heading south, he presided over Brown and was chided for a short tenure there. Now he's leaving for Ohio State-actually, going back to OSU. He was president there from 1990-1997.

Here's a bit from his announcement:

Today, it is with Mixed Emotions that I have informed the Board of Trust and its Chairman, Mrs. Martha Ingram, of my intention to resign the Chancellorship of Vanderbilt on August 1 of this year. At that time, I will assume the Presidency of The Ohio State University. This was by far the most difficult professional decision that I have ever made. I want you to know that I am not leaving Vanderbilt. Rather, I am following my heart and returning to a place that I consider my home. My decision is that simple and that complex. Over the past several weeks, members of the University Board and the University family have done everything possible to make me feel valued and appreciated. I assure you that I do.

Ohio State alums: Watch today's 4:00 p.m. (EST) Board of Trustees announcement via webcast here.

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