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- 1 2 Arenson, Karen W. (25 April 2000). "CUNY Trustees Look Out of State and Find Two New College Presidents". New York Times . Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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- ↑ Fallon, Scott (7 August 1997). "Gcc Board Selects New College President". Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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- ↑ Mellow, Gail O'Connor; Heelan, Cynthia M. (2008). Minding the Dream: The Process and Practice of the American Community College. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7425-6292-9. OCLC 182779260.
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