A Harvard University dean has been named the next president of the University of Virginia.
The university’s board of visitors unanimously approved James E. Ryan for the post on Friday. He will become president in October 2018.
Ryan succeeds Teresa A. Sullivan who earlier this year announced her plans to retire as president. Ryan’s transition begins next summer.
Since 2013, he has taught at Harvard and served as dean of the university’s Graduate School of Education. Ryan earned his law degree from U.Va. and previously served on the School of Law faculty.
