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Cybele Raver

 Courtesy of VU

Vanderbilt University announced Wednesday it has named Cybele Raver provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, effective July 1.

Raver will replace Susan Wente, who is leaving VU to serve as president of Wake Forest University. A psychologist by training, Raver has served as deputy provost at New York University for the past nine years, according to a release.