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Joseph C. Hough Jr., who helped to rescue New York’s Union Theological Seminary from financial jeopardy during his eight years as president, announced April 24 that he will retire from the post in June 2008. Hough, 73, was lured out of a planned retirement in 1999 to lead the ecumenical seminary founded in 1836. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Hough holds a Ph.D. from Yale and has written or edited several books. He was especially known for teaching and administrative skills.