Tue, 04/27/2021 - 8:20am -- tim
Provost Joseph Helble will become president of his alma mater, Lehigh University, on Aug. 16. (Photo by Robert Gill)
by Susan Boutwell, Dartmouth Joseph Helble, a recognized leader in the field of engineering who has served Dartmouth as provost since 2018, was today named the 15th president of Lehigh University.
He begins work at the Bethlehem, Pa., university—his alma mater—on August 16. He will continue to serve as Dartmouth's provost through the academic year.
Dartmouth President Philip J. Hanlon '77 will soon appoint an interim provost, and over the next few weeks he will name a search committee to conduct a nationwide search for the next provost.