Jon Westling

Jon Westling

Jon Westling is an American educator, and was president of Boston University from 1996 until 2002.

Raised in Yakima, Washington, he took his undergraduate degree from Reed College and studied history at St. John's College, Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship. Before joining B.U., Westling taught at Centre College in Kentucky, Reed College, the University of California, Irvine, and at the University of California, Los Angeles.

At B.U., Westling was serving as provost when he was tapped to succeeded controversial B.U. president John Silber in 1996, who was bumped up to chancellor of the University after 25 years in the catbird seat. His tenure came to an end in July 2002, when he resigned the presidency to return to teaching and research as a Professor of History and Humanities. Silber stepped down as chancellor and reassumed the presidency on an interim basis until Aram Chobanian was appointed president "ad interim" in October 2003.

References

* [http://www.bu.edu/inauguration/presidents/index.html Presidents of Boston University]

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