CORVALLIS, Ore. – Jayathi Y. Murthy, a national leader in higher education engineering teaching, research and service, and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, has been appointed Oregon State University’s next president. “We are very pleased to welcome president-elect Murthy to Oregon State University,” said Kirk Schueler, chair of OSU’s Board of Trustees. “Oregon State University is a fantastic example of a modern, 21st century land grant university. During her tenure, she made expanding access to a UCLA engineering education a top priority. Prior to that, Murthy was a mechanical engineering professor at Purdue University from 2001-2011 and served as a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh from 1998 to 2001.

Source: New York Times June 09, 2022 05:18 UTC