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ith a unanimous vote of
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Mark S. Schlissel, M.D.,
Ph.D., was named the 14th president
of the University of Michigan last
Friday.
Schlissel, currently
serving as provost
of Brown University
in Providence, R.I.,
will succeed Mary
Sue Coleman July 1.
Coleman is retiring
after 12 years leading
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"This is an
exciting time for the University of
Michigan:' said Andrea Fischer
Newman, chair of the University of
Michigan Board of Regents. "Mark
Schlissel brings an exceptional portfo-
lio of scholarship and leadership, and
just as importantly a tremendous com-
mitment to Michigan's public ethos:'
Schlissel, age 56, is a nationally
recognized biomedical researcher who
has risen through the ranks of aca-
demic and administrative positions in
higher education. Before being named
provost at Brown in 2011, Schlissel was
University of California at Berkeley's
Dean of Biological Sciences in the
College of Letters & Science and held
the C.H. Li Chair in Biochemistry.
"It is a tremendous honor to be
entrusted with the presidency of one
of the nation's great public universi-
ties:' Schlissel said. "I will bring to
Michigan a fierce commitment to the
importance of public research univer-
sities, a strong and personal belief in
the ability of education to transform
lives, and the understanding that
excellence and diversity are inextrica-
bly linked:'
Regent Laurence B. Deitch, who
coordinated the presidential search
process, says, "I am enormously excit-
ed about Mark Schlissel becoming
the next president of the University
of Michigan. He brings great intellect,
academic achievement, proven lead-
ership skills, integrity, commitment
to our public mission and values,
decency and good humor to his new
responsibilities. We were privileged
to have a pool of extraordinary can-
didates. Mark was simply the 'best of
the best' I look forward to our future."
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A graduate of Princeton University,
Schlissel earned both M.D. and
Ph.D. degrees at the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine. He
did his residency in internal medi-
cine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
and was a postdoctoral research fel-
low at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Whitehead Institute for
Biomedical Research. His research
program has focused on the develop-
mental biology of the immune system.
Schlissel noted the synergy between
research and an excellent educational
environment. "Students get to learn
from faculty who are defining the
leading edge of human knowledge and
curiosity; and the imagination and
energy of our students contribute to
the research enterprise. The univer-
sity's nearly 200-year history, its great
faculty and steady stream of gifted
students, and its strong culture of
interdisciplinary collaboration allow it
to tackle the toughest long-term prob-
lems for the public good:'
Schlissel will take over the helm of
the $4 billion "Victors for Michigan"
fundraising campaign launched last
year. The campaign is the largest ever
in the university's history, and its high-
est priority is to raise funds for student
support.
"I promise to do my best to live up
to the university's highest ideals. I will
work to enhance access and affordabil-
ity, to promote academic excellence,
and to support research and teaching
of the highest impact and greatest
value he says.
Schlissel, born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
has been married for 29 years to
Monica Schwebs, an environmental
lawyer. They have four grown children.
"Today is a great day for the
University of Michigan:' said Regent
Mark Bernstein. "Right now, every
part of our university faces transfor-
mative opportunities and challenges.
Mark Schlissel is uniquely qualified
to successfully lead us during this
unique moment in our long history.
His proven leadership in education,
research and medicine touch the core
functional missions of our university.
He shares our passion for the essential
role of public universities in solving
the world's most important and com-
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