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By Joseph Lyell —
After nearly two years with an interim president, U of L has named Neeli Bendapudi to be the next president of the university. The announcement came on April 3, after trustees spent two weeks conducting interviews with 10 finalists.
Bendapudi served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas.
The decision came nearly two months before trustees expected the position to be filled.
The first item on Bendapudi’s agenda as president will be to fill the five remaining interim positions
A week before, trustees voted for Interim Athletic Director Vince Tyra to fill the position officially, and hired Chris Mack to coach the men’s basketball team.