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UofL Trustees appoint Lori Stewart Gonzalez interim president

The University of Louisville Board of Trustees today named Lori Stewart Gonzalez, PhD, interim president. She succeeds former President Neeli Bendapudi, who has accepted a position as president at Penn State University. A native of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, Gonzalez has served as UofL executive vice president and university provost since April 2021. "I am humbled to step into this leadership role at a time when our university has tremendous momentum," Gonzalez said. "Our students are flourishing; our faculty are changing lives; our staff members are performing at an extraordinary level; and our passionate and loyal supporters, alumni and fans have never been more committed to elevating the University of Louisville." Gonzalez previously served from 2015 until the spring of 2021 as the vice chancellor for academic, faculty and student affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Prior to that role, she held academic and administrative p ....

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UofL to retire Lamar Jackson's No. 8 jersey

University of Louisville legend Lamar Jackson will have his No. 8 jersey number retired on Nov. 13 during a ceremony at the Cardinals' home game versus Syracuse, Vice President/Director of Athletics Vince Tyra announced last week. Jackson will join Johnny Unitas as the only other player in UofL history to have his number retired. Unitas' No. 16 was retired in 2003. "Lamar earned the Heisman and then the NFL MVP, and he's not even 25 years old. Even more remarkable, he's only getting better. He was born shortly before Tom Brady entered the league so has the time to go beyond anything we've seen before. His humble heart and grounded approach endears him to his teammates, his coaches and any staff he's ever been around. He knows it takes 11 to be successful on offense, not one. We're so proud to retire his number 8 for what he has accomplished so far but are equally excited about what's to come. This city has big Ls up for our guy," Tyra ....

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