Members of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors and President Jim Ryan agreed Wednesday that Ryan’s last day will be July 11. Ryan announced his resignation from the presidency last week.
After his departure, Ryan will begin a sabbatical before returning to UVA as a full professor in the School of Law and the School of Education and Human Development.
“We are deeply grateful for Jim’s tireless leadership and for all we have accomplished to advance this great University during his tenure,” the board said in a statement.
Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis, UVA’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, will become acting president upon Ryan’s departure and until an interim president is named. The board will conduct a nationwide search for UVA’s next leader and will seek input from stakeholders across the UVA community.
