“Grace” Jinliu Wang, who on Nov. 7 was selected by WPI to be its 17th president, believes in and embodies this concept of combining theory and practice to fuel innovation and to apply that innovation to have maximum impact on the world.
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees has appointed Winston Oluwole “Wole” Soboyejo, the college’s provost and senior vice president, as interim president to serve while the college searches for its 17th president.
The following message was sent to the WPI community from Jack Mollen, Board Chair One of the most important responsibilities of the Board of Trustees is to ensure strong and consistent leadership, particularly through a period of transition. Today the Board unanimously elected Provost and Senior Vice President Winston Oluwole “Wole” Soboyejo to serve as interim WPI president