UPDATE 6:56 p.m.: Reports: McRobbie to be next IU president

Interim Provost Michael McRobbie will be announced as the University’s next president Thursday afternoon, according to a source with close ties to the search. \nThe confirmation comes after months of speculation that McRobbie was the University’s top choice for the position. Assuming McRobbie is chosen, he will replace outgoing IU President Adam Herbert who will step down July 1. \nThe announcement will take place tomorrow at 4 p.m. during an open-door trustee meeting at IU Purdue University-Indianapolis. The nine trustees are expected to hold a public vote during the meeting, which will confirm McRobbie as their choice as IU’s 18th president.\nMcRobbie has served as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs for about a year, since arriving at IU in 1997. \nMcRobbie beat out IU’s other internal candidate Dr. Ora Pescovitz, CEO of Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, for the University’s top spot.