Overview
- The State Board of Higher Education selected Marshall Stewart on Monday after final interviews capped a public search with campus forums for finalists.
- Stewart serves as executive vice president for external engagement and chief of staff at Kansas State University, where he leads government relations, economic development work, fundraising strategy, and statewide outreach.
- He will assume the NDSU post on May 28, succeeding interim president Rick Berg, and he plans to finish his Kansas State duties over the next three weeks.
- He set goals to grow enrollment over three to five years, cut student debt, expand hands-on learning tied to jobs, and offer stackable credentials that let students return to add skills.
- Board chair Kevin Black said Stewart’s background fits NDSU’s land‑grant mission to serve the state, following the departure of former president David Cook to Iowa State.