Government Market News StaffPennsylvania – The Temple University Board of Regents unanimously elected John Fry as the university’s 15th president. Fry has served as president of Drexel University since 2010.
“With his demonstrated success as a higher education leader and his expertise in academic and research excellence, community engagement, global impact, and his fundraising prowess, John Fry embodies the experiences and qualities that our community said they were looking for in the university’s 15th president,” Board of Trustees Chair Mitchell L. Morgan said.
Fry previously served as president of Franklin and Marshall College from 2002 to 2010 and as executive vice president of University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on several boards, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Fry will succeed President Richard M. Englert. His tenure will begin after new leadership has been named at Drexel University.
