University of Michigan embarks on search for 5th president in 4 years
The University of Michigan has launched a search for a new president after Kent Syverud withdrew due to a brain tumor diagnosis. The new president will be the university's fifth in four years.
The University of Michigan is searching for a new president after Kent Syverud withdrew as the chosen candidate due to a brain tumor diagnosis. Syverud was announced as the new president in January and was set to take office this week. The Board of Regents will continue with the same Presidential Search Committee and search firm, Spencer Stuart. The new search comes one year after former President Santa Ono announced he was stepping down. The university has had four presidents in four years, with Mark Schlissel being fired in 2022 and Santa Ono leaving in May 2025. Syverud, 69, is a lawyer who earned a master's degree and juris doctorate at U-M and had been the president and chancellor at Syracuse University.
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