I'm surprised no one has shared the top story in Inquirer today. It's confirmed
John Fry will be the new president of Temple.
. As a Drexel alum I think it's a great thing for Philly as a whole.
Some cool tidbits:
"He sees the potential in Temple’s vast research enterprise to spur a “North Philadelphia innovation corridor,” running up Broad Street from Temple’s main campus to its health system campus about 1½ miles away."
And saving UArts might actually be happening:
"Fry, Morgan said, is on board with Temple’s pursuit of a merger with the recently shuttered University of the Arts. Morgan said he updated Fry on the talks Monday to make sure he was in support of proceeding.
He said, ‘completely, yes,’ Morgan said."