Incoming Caltech president Ray Jayawardhana speaks during an announcement ceremony on campus in Pasadena on Tuesday. Jayawardhana will take the helm of the 134-year-old campus, which has produced numerous scientific breakthroughs and dozens of Nobel laureates, on July 1. The 124-acre Pasadena university has more than 300 faculty and roughly 2,400 students. President Rosenbaum’s legacyRosenbaum, who has led the university for a dozen years, will remain as a faculty member. AdvertisementRosenbaum guided the campus through financial and enrollment challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and saw Caltech institute new diversity recruitment efforts.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 07, 2026 05:42 UTC