Ladner Suspended During AU Audit

Ladner Suspended During AU Audit: "Ladner Suspended During AU Audit
School Reviews President's Expenses

By Allan Lengel and Clarence Williams
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, August 25, 2005; Page B01

American University President Benjamin Ladner was suspended yesterday pending the outcome of an audit of his personal and travel expenses, the university announced.

In a brief statement last night, Leslie E. Bains, chair of the university's board of trustees, said Ladner, 63, had been placed on administrative leave. Cornelius M. Kerwin, the university's provost, will become interim president."