Former Northwestern University President Henry Bienen will return to the role on an interim basis, replacing former President Michael Schill after his resignation last week, the school announced Tuesday.

Bienen served as the university’s 15th president from January 1995 to August 2009, and will step into the role again effective Sept. 16.

“I am honored to be asked to serve Northwestern again, and I look forward to helping the University I love so dearly navigate what is a critical and difficult time for research universities,” Bienen said.

The move follows the Thursday exit of Schill, whose challenging three-year term was bookended by an unprecedented $790 million federal funding freeze.

Bienen inherits a university facing significant pressure under President Donald Trump, who has i

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