California – Farouk Dey has been chosen as Palo Alto University’s next president. Dey is the current inaugural vice provost for integrative learning and life design at Johns Hopkins University. He brings 26 years of higher education experience to the role, previously working at institutions including Washington State University, the University of Florida, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Michigan and Stanford University.

Farouk Dey chosen as Palo Alto University president
March 20, 2025

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