Sept. 22, 2025

Tripathi’s kindness and humility among the hallmarks of long tenure at UB

Outgoing University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi’s long tenure was marked by navigating challenges for higher education, leading transformative projects like UB’s downtown medical school, elevating UB’s stature as a top national public research university and working to make the school a bigger factor in the Buffalo Niagara region's economy.

Tripathi, 74, was also known for his kindness and humility, especially for someone in such a lofty position, and putting the university’s interests before his own, colleagues said.

“I have watched for years in admiration of the way he has navigated the uncertainties of state funding and the political environment on the campus. And I think he's done a

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