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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.(AP) Rutgers University has picked a longtime faculty member who is dean of Rutgers College to be interim athletic director Monday while the state university searches for a permanent replacement for the ousted Robert Mulcahy.

Carl Kirschner, a professor at Rutgers since 1976 and member of the department of Spanish and Portuguese, has been the chairman for more than a decade of a committee that reviews admission applications for student-athletes and monitors the academic progress of those who enroll.

"He fully understands the importance of a well-run athletics program that succeeds both on the field and in the classroom," Rutgers president Richard L. McCormick said in a statement.

The university said Kirschner will not be a candidate for the permanent post of athletic director.