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NEH Chairman and Former President of Colby College William D. Adams Resigns

William "Bro" Adams, former NEH Chairman.
Fred Field, courtesy of Colby College/neh.gov

A former Colby College President has announced that he’s resigning as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities effective tomorrow. William “Bro” Adams was nominated by President Barack Obama and became the tenth NEH chairman in July of 2014. In a tweet, First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree calls Adam’s resignation a loss for NEH.

In a statement released by the endowment Adams says that he’s encouraged that Congress and the President increased the organization’s funding for the current year, and that the White House has begun the process of bringing new political appointees to the agency.

Adams plans to return to Falmouth, Maine and to pursue his scholarship and spend more time with this family.

This story was originally published on May 22, 2017, at 6:32 p.m.

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