Lehigh University

Simon to be next L.U. president

John D. Simon, executive vice president and provost at the University of Virginia, has been appointed as Lehigh's 14th president. He will assume the presidency on July 1, 2015.

He is an internationally renowned chemist and widely respected leader in higher education. He will replace former president Alice P. Gast, who has accepted the presidency of Imperial College London.

Isaacson named commencement speaker

Biographer, journalist and public policy thought leader Walter Isaacson, current president and CEO of The Aspen Institute, will deliver the address at Lehigh University's 147th commencement on May 18, 2015.

The former chairman and CEO of CNN and editor of TIME magazine will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the commencement ceremony.

He is the author of several books, including Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography. His most recent book is The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.

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