Over 40 Penn State Law faculty members signed a letter encouraging the university to keep the two law schools in separate locations.
"Bendapudi is expected to keep the momentum going, drawing on her experience in Louisville, where she presided over rising recruitment, enrollment, diversity, and graduation rates."
Penn State previously had a one-school, dual-campus law school from 2006 until 2014
Penn State leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth-best among all public universities in the U.S., according to the rankings.
The award is presented annually to the most outstanding freshman player in college football.
More than 160 Penn State faculty members signed a letter addressed to university leadership following its plans to scrap the Center for Racial Justice and handling of the Uncensored America event.