West Chester U names interim president

West Chester University will get an interim president April 1 - Christopher M. Fiorentino, the school's vice president of external operations.

Fiorentino - who has his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in economics from Temple University - has spent more than 20 years at West Chester as a faculty member, dean of the college of business and public affairs and vice president, a post he's held since 2013.

The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's 14-university State System of Higher Education announced his appointment on Thursday. He replaces President Greg R. Weisenstein, who will retire at the end of March. The university will begin its search for a permanent replacement later this year, officials said.

Susan Snyder