JoAnne A. Epps had been interim president in April and has been with the Temple University faculty since 1985.
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The acting president of Temple University in Philadelphia, JoAnne A. Epps, died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 72 after collapsing at a memorial service, the university said, following a rocky period of change for university leadership.Key Facts
Epps became ill and collapsed while attending a memorial service at Temple for Charles Blockson, curator of the on-campus art gallery the Blockson Collection, according to the university.
She was transported to Temple University Hospital and was pronounced dead around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday.
University board chairman Mitchell Morgan said, “There are no words that can describe the gravity and sadness of this loss.
