University President News

Read news releases about various initiatives at the University, campus news stories, and external media coverage.

News

A Message From President-Elect Antonio Merlo

Jan 31, 2025

A message from President-elect Antonio Merlo was sent to the Drexel community.

A Message from the Chair of Drexel's Board of Trustees

Jan 31, 2025

Following a national search, Drexel University’s Board of Trustees confirmed by a unanimous vote Antonio Merlo, PhD, as Drexel’s 16th president. Dr. Merlo, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of New York University’s Faculty of Arts & Science, will begin his tenure at Drexel on July 1, 2025.

Drexel Names Political Economist and Renowned Scholar Antonio Merlo, PhD, as Its 16th President

Jan 31, 2025

Drexel University’s Board of Trustees has confirmed by a unanimous vote political economist and academic, Antonio Merlo, PhD as the 16th president in the University’s 133-year history. Merlo, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of New York University’s Faculty of Arts & Science, will succeed Interim President Denis P. O’Brien and begin his tenure at Drexel on July 1, 2025.

View All News

In the News

The 2024 PA Power 100

City and State Pennsylvania

Apr 22, 2024

President John Fry was included April 23 in the City & State Pennsylvania list of the 2024 PA Power 100. The list features leaders that will influence what happens next – and how – in the Keystone State.

Philly Is on the Cusp of Marrying Innovation With Inclusion — Finally!

Technically Philly

Apr 2, 2024

President John Fry and Vice Provost for Research & Innovation Aleister Saunders, PhD, were mentioned in an April 2 Technical.ly Philly guest column about the equitable growth of Philadelphia’s innovation economy.

Septa’s 30th Street Station Is Getting a New Name and $3.1 Million Courtesy of Drexel University

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dec 21, 2023

President John Fry was quoted in Dec. 21 Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly Voice, Metro Philadelphia, MyChesCo (Chester County) and Philadelphia Business Journal stories about Drexel obtaining the naming rights for SEPTA's 30th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line. The agreement was also highlighted in WTXF-TV (FOX-29), WPHL-TV (PHL-17), KYW-TV (CBS-3), WHYY-Radio and KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) broadcasts on Dec. 22.

Drexel President John Fry Readies for More Mergers as University Works Through Salus Deal

Philadelphia Business Journal

Nov 5, 2023

President John Fry was featured in a Nov. 5 Philadelphia Business Journal story about the future of higher education and his plans for the university.

View all In the News

University President News

News

In the News

Contact Us