Temple University President Jason Wingard, a Henderson High School graduate who grew up in West Chester, plans to move from his current Chestnut Hill home to the school’s North Philadelphia neighborhood to be closer to the campus and its surrounding community, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

This will make him the first Temple president in decades to live in the school’s neighborhood. He and his wife, Gingi, will relocate into a university-owned, three-story rowhome just a block from the campus border. 

Wingard, who became Temple’s first Black president in July 2021, has been pushing the campus to increase its engagement with the surrounding community. His decision to move to the neighborhood represents a big step in that direction. He will move into his new home as soon as the house can be renovated, most likely by April. 

“It’s what I believe is necessary for the president and the first lady of the university to be able to engage fully with the students, with the faculty, with the staff, to attend plays, to go to games, to engage with the community, to frequent local businesses and shops,” said Wingard. 

Read more about Jason Wingard in The Philadelphia Inquirer.