UM confronts latest presidency crisis after Syverud cancer diagnosis
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The University of Michigan is searching for a new president after Kent Syverud stepped down due to a brain cancer diagnosis. The university has been without a permanent president for nearly a year and has had two interim presidents in the past four years.
The University of Michigan is seeking a new permanent president after Kent Syverud announced he was stepping down due to a brain cancer diagnosis. Syverud was set to become the university's 16th president. The university has been without a permanent president for nearly a year after Santa Ono sought the presidency of the University of Florida and was rejected. Domenico Grasso will stay on as interim president. The university's Board of Regents plans to restart the search process as soon as possible. The leadership turmoil comes as the university faces investigations and pressure from the administration to change its policies.
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