After a 10-month national search, Temple University’s board of directors unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Jason Wingard as the next principal of the North Philadelphia School. When he succeeds the retiring President Richard Englert on July 1, he will become the first black president in Temple’s 137-year history.

Wengard is a native of West Chester. After serving as the dean and professor of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, he came to Temple and held a series of private sector positions in his resume.

His other teaching and senior leadership experience includes positions at Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, and Goldman Sachs. He also founded The Education Board, Inc., a management consulting company specializing in executive training and corporate consulting services.

“Dr. Wengard is a dynamic and innovative leader who is very qualified to lead our university in the 21st century,” said Mitchell L. Morgan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Temple University. “Like many of Temple’s faculty and staff, Dr. Wengard combines academic achievement with real-world experience. This is a hallmark of Temple’s education for generations.

“At the same time, Dr. Wengard recognizes that higher education is changing. His unique combination of academic and commercial success, coupled with his skills in leadership development, organizational strategy, and future work, makes him an exciting The convincing choice led Temple into an exciting future full of hope and new opportunities,” Morgan continued.

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“I am honored by the choice of the board of directors, and I am very happy to lead one of the nation’s premier urban research universities,” said Wingard, who now lives in Chestnut Hill. “Temple will continue to provide its diverse and talented learner community with unparalleled and accessible opportunities to leverage a network of first-class teachers and academic resources to support dynamic and lifelong career goals.”

Wengard also stated that he will use his academic and business expertise to ensure that Temple produces graduates who are ready to compete and thrive in the workforce.

“At a time when the uncertainty of the global market poses challenges to the future of learning and work, Temple will lead the progress of the career preparation agenda, based on innovation and adaptability to promote knowledge of the relevant impact,” Wengard said “I look forward to the work we will carry out together, and I believe that despite the great achievements of this institution in the past 137 years, the best days of Temple University have not yet come.”

Wingard’s election as the president-this is the 12th president in the history of the university-was also in a leadership crisis at Temple and led to Former President Neil Theobald resigns. The board of directors had Vote “distrust” to Theobald After discovering that the school had over-allocated an outstanding scholarship of US$22 million in the 2016-17 budget. The university believes that Theobald knew about the deficit when it fired Dai Hailong, the provost related to the budget, but did not immediately disclose it to the board of directors.

Temple’s Fox School of Business has also fallen into controversy after discovering that several of its projects had submitted false data to the U.S. News and World Report to exaggerate the school’s ranking.the University A settlement of 700,000 USD was reached Cooperated with the Ministry of Education in December last year.

Englert, who has been leading the university since Theobald’s departure, said he has full confidence in Wingard and looks forward to a smooth transition.

Englert said: “My years at Temple University have taught me that this university is constantly evolving while remaining true to its mission. “I have every reason to believe that Dr. Wengard will find that faculty, staff and students are excited about the future. , And ready to push the university forward. I wish him all the best, and I look forward to working together to ensure a seamless transition. “