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Jason Wingard’s hiring in 2021 as head of Temple University — the first Black president in the school’s 137-year history — wasHis departure is a reminder that a new president alone is not enough to fix Temple’s problems. The university, long seen as a driver of the city’s economy and
, needs help from its partners at the state and local levels, as well as the guidance of strong leadership.early into his tenure. Some Temple boosters complained that he was overly focused on public relations, rather than running the school. Others were frustrated by the themes of his 2022 book — The College Devaluation Crisis: Market Disruption, Diminishing ROI, and an Alternative Future of Learning
— which argues that college degrees will become less valuable going forward. An interesting theory for the leader of a university to hold.
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