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North Dakota State University http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ President Joseph Chapman, stung by criticism of the ballooning cost of his new home and a $22,000 trip to President Barack Obama’s inauguration for himself and his family, announced Wednesday that he is resigning.

Chapman, who has been president of the Fargo university for more than a decade, said his resignation would take effect Jan 2. He said he was not pressured to step down.

"I have been thinking about this for a while," Chapman told The Associated Press. "Given all the stuff that is going on, for the institution and especially for the students, the people who really matter in all this, it’s just time to do something else."

"It just isn’t fun," he added.

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