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PRESIDENT NAMED
SCHLISSEL, BROWN PROVOST, TO SUCCEED COLEMAN IN JULY
The Board at Regents and University President Mary Sue Coleman held a special meeting to annoonce University President-elect Mark Schissel on Friday morning at the Michigan Union.
Our view: A leader
eager for a challenge
Despite significant dent. While his background ing from a university of about
makes him a qualified candidate 9,000 students to about 44,000
headwinds, Schlissel for the University presidency, here will be a huge undertaking,
Schlissel has many challenges as the University's finances, aca-
is still poised to ahead. demics, student life, and campus
, The president-elect has an climate is completely different.
move U forward extensive history in academia as However, as president, along
Regents approve
five-year term
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
EDITORIAL BOARD
Early Friday morning, the
University's Board of Regents
unanimously approved Brown
University Provost Mark Schlis-
sel as the 14th University presi-
a respected medical doctor and
researcher. As provost at Brown
University, Schlissel was respon-
sible for all academic program-
matic and budgetary functions
of Brown, supervising the aca-
demic administration and taking
care of the daily management of
the institution. However, com-
with ensuring that the internal
affairs of the University are in
order, Schlissel will also deal
with external relations of the
University - which most impor-
tantly includes reaching out to
donors. In her 12 years as presi-
dent, Mary Sue Coleman was
See OUR VIEW, Page 4A
New president faces
lengthy transition
into grand new role
By JENNIFER CALFAS
and SAM GRINGLAS
Managing News Editor
andDailyNews Editor
Mark Schlissel, Brown Uni-
versity's provost, will succeed
University President Mary Sue
Coleman as the University of
Michigan's 14th president. His
term will begin July 1.
The decision was unani-
mously approved by the Uni-
versity's Board of Regents at a
special meeting Friday morn-
ing in the Michigan Union's
Kuenzel Room. The announce-
ment arrives after a presidential
search committee spent much of
the summer and fall gathering
input from faculty and students
and the assistance of Russell
Reynolds Associates, an execu-
tive search advisory firm.
Schlissel will receive a base
salary of $750,000 per year with
an annual increase determined
by the regents. His contract runs
for five years. Coleman current-
ly receives $603,000 per year
in her role, but has denied an
increase several years in a row.
Schlissel began his term as
provost at Brown in 2011 after
serving as the University of
California-Berkeley's dean of
biological sciences from 2008 to
2011. As provost, Schlissel serves
See SCHLISSEL, Page 5A
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