West Virginia University has a president again - for now.

WVU has named C. Peter Magrath to be interim president starting August 1st, according to the State Journal.

WVU's Board of Governors announced the decision on Tuesday, July 8, at a news conference.

Magrath served as interim Presidency at the University of Nebraska (he'd been the provost there) back in the 1970's. he's served as president at State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton; at the University of Minnesota (1974-84), and at the University of Missouri (1985-91).

You can find a fuller list of his academic credentials at Who is C. Peter Magrath, published by the Wheeling News-Register.

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