Emory University President Claire Sterk will retire from leading the Georgia university in August, returning to a full-time faculty role.
Sterk announced the move Wednesday in an email to faculty, students and staff. The university says it will launch a search for a successor.
She’s been president of the 15,000-student university since 2016.
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