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Rebecca M. Blank Shares Cancer Diagnosis, Choice to Step Down as President-Elect of Northwestern
July 12, 2022
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 12 (TNSper) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on July 11, 2022:

President-elect Rebecca M. Blank announced today, July 11, that she has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and will be unable to fulfill her role as the 17th president of Northwestern University.

She plans to spend the coming weeks and months focusing on her health and family.

"I do not have the words to express to you how d . . .

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