Penn Taps Med School Dean as Interim President, Replacing Magill

The University of Pennsylvania appointed the dean of its medical school as interim president to replace Liz Magill, who resigned after an uproar over antisemitism on campus.

J. Larry Jameson, 69, who also serves as executive vice president of the university’s health system, will lead the Ivy League school effective immediately until a new president is named, Julie Platt, interim chair of the board of trustees, said Tuesday in a statement.