Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The University of Louisville Board of Trustees named Lori Stewart Gonzalez, Ph.D., interim president. She succeeds former President Neeli Bendapudi, who has accepted a position as president at Penn State University.
A native of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, Gonzalez has served as UofL executive vice president and university provost since April 2021.
Her first act as interim president was appointing Josh Heird as interim director of athletics.