Overview
- The Board of Regents voted unanimously on Monday to appoint Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud as the 16th president of the University of Michigan.
- He will begin a five-year term on July 1, 2026, after stepping down from Syracuse at the end of the 2025–26 academic year.
- Syverud inherits an independent review of Michigan’s athletics department by Jenner & Block following the December firing of football coach Sherrone Moore, who was later arrested and charged with home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering.
- Regents cited Syverud’s ACC leadership and experience engaging on NIL and private‑equity concepts as useful for upcoming decisions on athletics governance and financing.
- Faculty leaders criticized the search as too secretive, and local outlets reported his base salary at about $2 million annually.