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Benjamin Houlton, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, has been announced as one of the finalists for the presidency at Iowa State University (ISU). Houlton, who holds a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, an MS in Environmental Engineering from Syracuse, and a BS in Water Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, recently renewed his contract with Cornell in June. Despite his impressive credentials, some speculate that Houlton’s candidacy is more about lending credibility to the search process and enhancing his own profile for future academic job searches, rather than a serious bid for the ISU presidency…