Syverud retiring in June 2026 / next University of Michigan President

[JustPherU]

The Chancellor’s Trunk

Sounds like a porn flick

 

[Cheriehoop]

Once Little Joe's head was covered with salsa, I threw chocolate chips at him.

I think we're all the reason that the Waverly Lot went permit only.

I just remember a shrimp fiasco.

 

[FloridaCuse]

How does one go about "purchasing" a college? Who gets the payout from that? Where does that money go?

very good question. I have no idea. In the case of SU selling it's Medical School I assume the money from SUNY went to SU. In Buffalo's case I guess they had to buy the land, but I think SUNY built a new campus. Did they put funds in their endowment? Did they purchase the IP? Did the faculty get anything? This would be a good research project when someone has time. At present I don't though would love to look into this.

 

[FloridaCuse]

The Detroit News -- "Who is Kent Syverud." [note the reference to Micron in the 2nd from last paragraph. The Detroit area also bid on the plant being located there.]

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/01/12/who-is-kent-syverud-um-university-of-michigan-next-president-syracuse/88136552007/

 

[FloridaCuse]

I don't know if this has been posted here. If it has, I apologize for the repetition as I missed it.

Message from Chanellor Syverud to the Syracuse University Community.

Message From Chancellor Syverud

Chancellor Kent Syverud will become the 16th President of the University of Michigan in July 2026 after concluding his tenure at Syracuse University.

news.syr.edu

 

[FloridaCuse]

The Challenges that Kent Syverud Faces at the University of Michigan. Interesting.

U-M’s new president inherits host of challenges: What Kent Syverud faces - Bridge Michigan

U-M President-elect Kent Syverud to join school following a season of instability and grapple with many issues, including federal funding cuts to universities, athletic department scandals and student affordability.

bridgemi.com

 

[Sbucketball]

I don't know if this has been posted here. If it has, I apologize for the repetition as I missed it.

Message from Chanellor Syverud to the Syracuse University Community.

Message From Chancellor Syverud

Chancellor Kent Syverud will become the 16th President of the University of Michigan in July 2026 after concluding his tenure at Syracuse University.

news.syr.edu

I imagine Syverud calls his wife "Dr. Chen" at home too.

 

[Doc5120]

I imagine Syverud calls his wife "Dr. Chen" at home too.

Not the visual I needed this morning.

 

[Blanko97]

Syracuse better start “gaming” the rankings system because kids absolutely use them as a way to determine not only where to go but what they are willing to pay. The price/value equation is important to kids and their parents. If a school is ranked low but its costs are high, whether true in actuality or not, the determination is made that the school is not worth the price.

You can see this in schools like Northeastern, where 40 years ago they didn’t even register on the radar, but now they manipulate applications to make it appear that it’s a highly selective school. The rankings became reality and now kids are banging down the doors to get in there. SU not so much.

At one point, Syracuse was ranked on par with USC and BU. Now those schools have skyrocketed in rankings, popularity, and selectivity. Meanwhile, SU has fallen significantly. I don’t know what they did to create that gap, but SU better do some gaming soon.

I’m not saying the rankings should dictate everything SU does or that the education a student receives has necessarily deteriorated, but perception is reality in higher education. And, right now, especially after that NYT admission fiasco article last year, SU is in a tough spot. The university needs to reup its prestige.

Shouldnt have sold the medical school. Hard to rise in the rankings when one of the major factors is research dollars and you don’t have a school that generates the most value on that end

 

[FloridaCuse]

Shouldnt have sold the medical school. Hard to rise in the rankings when one of the major factors is research dollars and you don’t have a school that generates the most value on that end

I don't know the history. I don't know if they had a choice. NYS may have made an offer they couldn't refuse. Good research project for someone. I think I saw on the wiki page of the medical school it was in 1950; I thought it was later than that.

 

[Blanko97]

I don't know the history. I don't know if they had a choice. NYS may have made an offer they couldn't refuse. Good research project for someone. I think I saw on the wiki page of the medical school it was in 1950; I thought it was later than that.

It’s ancient history for sure but it it the main driver of AAU membership and research grants

 

[FloridaCuse]

It’s ancient history for sure but it it the main driver of AAU membership and research grants

I think we were admitted to the AAU in 1966 so have to wonder what role the medical school history played in that. Having a medical school might be more important today then it was back then for AAU status. I recall some have suggested that we start a new medical school now. I think there is some discussion of that somewhere on these boards.

 

[SU68]

I think we were admitted to the AAU in 1966 so have to wonder what role the medical school history played in that. Having a medical school might be more important today then it was back then for AAU status. I recall some have suggested that we start a new medical school now. I think there is some discussion of that somewhere on these boards.

AAU changed its membership criteria from total research dollars to primarily medical research dollars. Nebraska got booted and Syracuse withdrew before getting booted.