Magrath: School has no problems with credibility By JOSELYN KING MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University's new interim president, J. Peter Magrath, didn't apply for the job. He was asked to do it, and he doesn't plan to stay long in Morgantown. Still, he said he wouldn't be taking the position - even on a temporary basis - if he thought WVU had a credibility problem within the academic world. Magrath assumed the presidency Aug. 1 on the heels of the resignation of former WVU President Michael Garrison. And Garrison's departure came after an investigation into why Mylan Pharmaceuticals Chief Operating Officer Heather Bresch - also the daughter of Gov. Joe Manchin - was granted a master's degree without completing the necessary requirements. "I have no doubt that 99.9 percent of the degrees awarded at WVU are gold-plated, good...
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