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The Board of Regents and University President Mary Sue Coleman held a special meeting to announce University President-elect Mark Schlissel on Friday morning at the Michigan Union.
Our view: A leader Regents approve eager for a challenge five-year term Despite significant headwinds, Schlissel is still poised to move ‘U’ forward THE MICHIGAN DAILY EDITORIAL BOARD
Early Friday morning, the University’s Board of Regents unanimously approved Brown University Provost Mark Schlissel as the 14th University presi-
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dent. While his background makes him a qualified candidate for the University presidency, Schlissel has many challenges ahead. The president-elect has an extensive history in academia as a respected medical doctor and researcher. As provost at Brown University, Schlissel was responsible for all academic programmatic and budgetary functions of Brown, supervising the academic administration and taking care of the daily management of the institution. However, com-
ing from a university of about 9,000 students to about 44,000 here will be a huge undertaking, as the University’s finances, academics, student life, and campus climate is completely different. However, as president, along with ensuring that the internal affairs of the University are in order, Schlissel will also deal with external relations of the University – which most importantly includes reaching out to donors. In her 12 years as president, Mary Sue Coleman was See OUR VIEW, Page 4A
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New president faces lengthy transition into grand new role By JENNIFER CALFAS and SAM GRINGLAS Managing News Editor and Daily News Editor
Mark Schlissel, Brown University’s provost, will succeed University President Mary Sue Coleman as the University of
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Michigan’s 14th president. His term will begin July 1. The decision was unanimously approved by the University’s Board of Regents at a special meeting Friday morning in the Michigan Union’s Kuenzel Room. The announcement arrives after a presidential search committee spent much of the summer and fall gathering input from faculty and students and the assistance of Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive search advisory firm.
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Schlissel will receive a base salary of $750,000 per year with an annual increase determined by the regents. His contract runs for five years. Coleman currently receives $603,000 per year in her role, but has denied an increase several years in a row. Schlissel began his term as provost at Brown in 2011 after serving as the University of California-Berkeley’s dean of biological sciences from 2008 to 2011. As provost, Schlissel serves See SCHLISSEL, Page 5A
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