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C. Peter Magrath has been named interim president of West Virginia University, effective August 1, by the University’s Board of Governors.

Dr. Magrath brings to the position an extraordinary amount of experience as a leader in higher education. He has served as president at three public universities, spent 13 years representing public colleges and universities on the national and world scene as president of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, served as senior presidential advisor to The College Board, and written many books and articles on higher education, American constitutional law and history, and international affairs.