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Theobald set to become university’s 10th president

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Nearly 11 months after former president Ann Weaver Hart announced that she would not be returning to Temple this summer, the Presidential Search Committee announced in an email that it will recommend Neil Theobald, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Indiana University, to become Temple’s next president.

Patrick J. O’Connor, chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee said in an email Friday morning that Theobald will be recommended to the Board of Trustees on Aug. 7, and pending the trustees’ vote, will become president on Jan. 1.

“After reviewing…submissions and interviewing dozens of candidates, we came to the unanimous decision that Neil Theobald has the experience, vision and proven track record to lead this great university,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor said that Theobald’s record as a teacher and his dedication for making education affordable and accessible, made him an ideal candidate for president.

“At Indiana, he made the tough decisions demanded by our times, while creating greater opportunities for student scholarship,” O’Connor said. “I can’t think of a better set of values to bring to the Temple presidency.”

Theobald will be on Main Campus Monday and Tuesday to meet with students and faculty and to attend the Board of Trustees meeting.

Check back with temple-news.com for more information on Temple’s new president.

Englert appointed acting president

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The Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to name Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Richard Englert the acting president of the university, said Assistant Vice President of University Communications Ray Betzner. Englert will begin his new role on July 1.

“Dr. Englert will serve as Acting President of Temple University until the Presidential Search Committee compeltes its work and recommends to the Board of Trustees an individual to become the next president of the University,” Patrick J. O’Connor, chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee, said in an email.

Englert’s contract was recently extended until the end of the year in order to ease the transition to a new president.

President Ann Weaver Hart will serve her last day at Temple on June 30, before assuming the role as president of the University of Arizona on July 1.

Check back with The Temple News for more on Richard Englert’s new role as acting president.