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University Of Pennsylvania Names J. Larry Jameson President After Serving As Interim Since 2023

Jameson has been Penn's interim president since 2023. His term will now run through June, 30, 2027, according to a news release.

(CBS Philadelphia)

March 14, 2025

The University of Pennsylvania's Board of Trustees unanimously elected J. Larry Jameson its next president on Thursday.

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Jameson has been Penn's interim president since 2023. His term will now run through June, 30, 2027, according to a news release.

"The challenges facing higher education today are among the most significant ever encountered by American universities," Ramanan Raghavendran, the chair of the board of trustees at Penn, said. "Given Penn's complexity, size, location, and visibility, these issues have profound implications for our community.

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