Drexel University installed Antonio Merlo as its 16th president, positioning the economist and former dean as the leader of an ongoing academic transformation focused on core competencies, co‑op expansion and a shift from quarters to semesters. Merlo framed the role as an opportunity to sharpen Drexel’s identity around experiential education and workforce alignment. Separately, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge dismissed former Harvard Business School professor Benjamin Edelman’s lawsuit challenging Harvard’s denial of tenure, reinforcing judicial deference to faculty promotion processes and institutional discretion. The ruling underlines the legal protections universities enjoy in tenure decisions even as campus disputes over community values and behavior continue to surface in public litigation.