US EditionFormer University of Michigan law dean selected as next president, to replace Grasso
Kent Syverud will begin a five-year term as University of Michigan president on July 1, 2026, with a $2 million base salary and strong support for athletics and diversity.
- Kent Syverud will replace interim President Domenico Grasso as the new president of the University of Michigan starting July 1, with a base salary of $2 million, as stated in his contract provided to MLive | The Ann Arbor News.
- Syverud has previous connections to the University of Michigan, having been on the faculty at the UM Law School from 1987 to 1997, receiving tenure in 1992, and serving as an associate dean.
- He has experience as chancellor of Syracuse University and played a key role in stabilizing the Atlantic Coast Conference during uncertain times.
- Syverud is open to private equity investment in college athletics and has engaged in discussions to address foundational issues in the sport in 2024.
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Jewish leaders hail Kent Syverud’s appointment as University of Michigan president
While several prominent university presidents famously refused to say that advocating for the genocide of Jews violates school policy when pressed by Congress two months after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks, Kent Syverud, the president and chancellor of Syracuse University, wrote a campus-wide email explaining that such rhetoric would not be tolerated on campus. On Monday, Syverud was tapped as the University of Michigan’s 16th president…
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The Herald PalladiumUniversity of Michigan regents unanimously approve Syracuse chancellor as school’s next president
Kent Syverud speaks at a University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting after the board unanimously approved his nomination to become the university's next president. Jan. 12, 2025 | ScreenshotThe University of Michigan Board of Regents unanimously voted to formally approve Kent Syverud as the school’s next president, with his term set to start on July 1. Syverud had served as the chancellor and president of Syracuse University for over a deca…
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