Presidential Press Conference

The Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago has officially elected Robert J. Zimmer to be the 13th President of the University of Chicago. Zimmer, who has been serving as provost of Brown University, was nominated by the Presidential Search Committee earlier this week.The nomination was approved at a special meeting of the Board on Friday, March 10. Zimmer will assume the office on July 1.Zimmer, 58, will succeed Don Michael Randel, who has served as President of the University since 2000. Randel will become President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation this summer.