The 63-year-old Fry has been Drexel’s president since 2010. Temple says he will start his tenure at Temple after Drexel names new leadership.
FILE - Drexel University President John Fry speaks during a news conference at Drexel University, April 2, 2013, in Philadelphia. Temple University said Wednesday, July 3, 2024 that it has hired Fry to become its 15th president, concluding a search that had been buffeted by the sudden death last fall of then-acting president JoAnne Epps.
Epps died suddenly in September at age 72 after falling ill onstage at a memorial event. The “acting” designation was removed from her title in recognition of her contributions during her brief tenure. His resignation followed a tumultuous tenure of less than two years and amid a surge of violence that had sent fear through the north Philadelphia campus.
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