Temple University's acting president JoAnne A. Epps dies
Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service at the university.
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Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service at the university.
Epps died after collapsing at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, the university said. She was 72.
JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple University, died Tuesday after falling ill onstage during a university event, the school said in a statement.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and struggling through emotion as they recalled her nearly four decades of service.
JoAnne A. Epps had been interim president in April and has been with the Temple University faculty since 1985.