Michigan to launch presidential search after incoming leader diagnosed with brain cancer
TL;DR
University of Michigan's incoming president Kent Syverud has been diagnosed with brain cancer and will not assume the presidency; a new presidential search will be launched, with interim president Domenico Grasso continuing in leadership as the university navigates the transition, while Syverud remains employed as a professor and adviser.
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- U. of Michigan’s Incoming President Has Brain Cancer and Won’t Take Office The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Presidential transition update University of Michigan
- UM confronts latest presidency crisis after Syverud cancer diagnosis The Detroit News
- University of Michigan's new president Kent Syverud has brain cancer Detroit Free Press
- Outgoing SU Chancellor diagnosed with brain cancer; hands over leadership responsibilities and won’t become Michigan president WSYR
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