By Tate Luckey
In a bit of surprise to the U of L community, executive vice president and provost Dr. Lori Stewart Gonzalez is set to serve as the 23rd President of Ohio University, effective July 1. This comes after being named a finalist a few weeks prior. She is set to be the first female president in Ohio University history.
Headed to Athens
Gonzalez served as interim president from December 2021 to January 2023, stepping in after former president Neeli Bendapudi left to serve as president of Penn State University.