Towson University taps provost to be interim president

Towson University has tapped its provost, Melanie Perreault, to be the school’s interim president in the wake of Kim Schatzel’s departure. Schatzel, who has been TU’s president since 2016, announced last month that she was leaving to be president of the University of Louisville. Perreault, who also served as the university’s chief academic officer since 2019, will begin her interim role Feb. 1, the same day that Schatzel starts as the 19th president at Louisville.