The University of Virginia has named a former law school dean and current law professor as its interim president in the wake of President Jim Ryan's June resignation under pressure from the Trump administration.

Paul Mahoney will replace UVa COO J.J. Davis, who was named acting president after Ryan's departure, next Monday, about two weeks before the start of the new academic year.

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The decision was announced Monday after a special meeting of the school's governing Board of Visitors.

Mahoney has been a member of the Law School faculty since 1990 and held several administrative positions before taking on the role of dean in 2008. Prior to joining the university, Mahoney worked in private practice with the New York firm of Sullivan &

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