University Chief, Called a Plagiarist, Retires

The president of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain retired amid criticism that he plagiarized an opinion piece published in The Hartford Courant.

Richard Judd, 66, who fainted in his office Wednesday afternoon and was hospitalized overnight, cited health concerns for his decision to retire.

“I am doing so after careful consideration of my personal responsibilities and of my family and in regard to my health,” he wrote in a letter to the chairman of the school’s board of trustees.

Judd apologized this week to the CCSU Faculty Senate.