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The leader of Temple University suddenly died Tuesday after falling ill at a memorial service, officials at the Philadelphia school said.
JoAnne A. Epps, 72, was on stage at a memorial event when the tragedy unfolded. Her cause of death remains unknown.
Epps, who assumed her role in April, became unwell at the memorial service and was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 3:15 pm.
Temple University announced that its Acting President, JoAnne A. Epps, has died after becoming ill at an event on Tuesday. She was attending a memorial service for Charles L. Blockson, curator of the Blockson Afro-American Collection, when she was transported to Temple University Hospital.
Temple University Acting President JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday after collapsing during a memorial service on the campus of the public research university in Philadelphia, the university announced. She was 72.