Northwestern Names New President

Northwestern University has announced Morton Owen Schapiro will become the school's 16th president on September 1, 2009. Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick Ryan said in a statement, "We are delighted that President Schapiro has accepted our offer to become Northwestern's next president and we look forward to his arrival on campus next fall." Schapiro, currently the president of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, will take over for Henry Bienen, who has been president for 14 years.