The Emory Board of Trustees announced two major leadership changes to the university on Tuesday, including the introduction of a new interim president.
The university announced that President Gregory L. Fenves will step down from his role on Sept. 1 and take over as the school’s chancellor. Leah Ward Sears, current Emory Board of Trustees member and former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, will become interim president.
“Dr. Fenves has been a highly effective and dedicated president, and this new role will enable him to build on the essential growth he helped facilitate while focusing on Emory’s future,” Board of Trustees Chair Bob Goddard said in a press release.
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