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KU Provost Leaving for University of Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville has hired the University of Kansas’ provost as its new president.U of L trustees voted during a special meeting Tuesday to hire Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, completing a nationwide search for the next leader of the scandal-plagued university. The university has been searching for a full-time president since James Ramsey was forced out as campus president in 2016.Ramsey was forced to resign after coming under attack for his lucrative compensation and a series of other scandals.

Greg Postel has been serving as U of L’s interim president since early 2017.

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics