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OSU Names Next President

CORVALLIS, OR -- Oregon State University’s Board unanimously approved the appointment of its next President, Tuesday morning. OSU Board Chair Kirk Schueler announced the decision to hire Dr. Jayathi Murthy, telling the board she's "A national leader in higher education engineering teaching, research and service, and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion."

Dr. Murthy comes from UCLA’s School of Engineering. She spoke following the vote, saying she’s excited for this opportunity, "I know I’m joining the right university at the right time. OSU embodies everything that I think a great university should be. And I believe in the power of education to transform lives. I believe deeply in public higher ed." She went on to say, "I believe fervently that the work that we do must have relevance in the world, that we must live in the world and be of it, and that we must leave the world a better place than we found it."

She also thanked interim President Becky Johnson - who took the post after retiring as VP in charge of OSU-Cascades in Bend - and former President Ed Ray for their leadership.  

Dr. Murthy was selected by a 17-person search committee that included several faculty and staff from OSU-Cascades. She becomes OSU’s 16th president on September 9th. 

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