Reading time: about 2 minutesFormer Dean of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Ray Jayawardhana, has been named the next president of the California Institute of Technology, announced on Tuesday at a community-wide gathering at CalTech. Jayawardhana served as the 22nd dean of the arts college starting June 2018 and was succeeded by Rachel Bean in July 2023 following his departure to Johns Hopkins University as provost. Prior to his time as dean, Jayawardhana was a professor of astronomy and Hans A. Bethe Professor. "I am deeply honored to have been selected as Caltech's tenth president and to join this remarkable community of trailblazers," Jayawardhana told the Caltech community. Zeinab Faraj Zeinab Faraj is a member of the class of 2028 in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Source: Daily Sun January 07, 2026 04:44 UTC