Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud diagnosed with brain cancer, steps down
Syracuse.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud announced he has been diagnosed with brain cancer and will step down immediately, canceling his planned move to become president of the University of Michigan.
- Mike Haynie will assume the role of Syracuse University chancellor starting Wednesday, ahead of the originally planned transition after graduation.
- Syverud is currently receiving treatment at the University of Michigan and will remain there as a law professor and special advisor to the university’s Board of Regents.
- The University of Michigan will continue with Domenico Grasso as president while reopening the search for Syverud’s replacement.
- Syverud, who began his chancellorship at Syracuse in 2014 and improved the university’s financial stability, had announced plans to step down earlier this year, leading to the selection of Haynie as his successor.
