The University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees on Tuesday appointed J. Larry Jameson as the school’s interim president following Liz Magill’s resignation over the weekend.
Magill announced her plan to resign on Saturday amid a wave of backlash from alumni, donors and politicians after she equivocated, during a heated congressional hearing last week, on questions over whether students should be disciplined if they call for the genocide of Jews. Magill agreed to stay on in the role until an interim president was selected.
The board approved a motion to appoint Jameson, the dean of UPenn’s medical school, during a 2 p.m. Zoom meeting on Tuesday. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Monday evening that the board was considering Jameson for the position.
Kelly Garrity
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