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List of chancellors of Syracuse University

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This is a list of the chancellors of Syracuse University, a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States.

The title of Syracuse University's head officer was changed from "Chancellor" to "Chancellor and President" in 1952 during the Tolley administration.

List

The following persons have served as chancellor of Syracuse University:

Image	Name	Term start	Term end
Chancellors of Syracuse University (1873–1952)
1	[[File:Alexander Winchell3.jpg	70px	frameless]]	Alexander Winchell	February 1873
2	[[File:Erastus Otis Haven.png	70px	frameless]]	Rev. Erastus O. Haven	September 1874
3	[[File:Charles N. Sims.jpg	70px	frameless]]	Rev. Charles N. Sims	June 1881
4	[[File:James Roscoe Day LCCN2014696248 (cropped).jpg	70px	frameless]]	James Roscoe Day	April 1894
5	[[File:Charles Wesley Flint (circa1922).png	70px	frameless]]	Charles Wesley Flint	June 1922
6		William Pratt Graham	May 1937
7		William Pearson Tolley	September 1942
Chancellor and Presidents of Syracuse University (1952–present)
8	[[File:John E. Corbally.jpg	70px	frameless]]	John E. Corbally	September 1, 1969
interim		Melvin A. Eggers	March 15, 1971
9	June 4, 1971	August 19, 1991
10		Kenneth Shaw	August 20, 1991
11	[[File:Nancy Cantor at Syracuse University Graduation Ceremony in 2006.jpg	70px	frameless]]	Nancy Cantor	August 1, 2004
12	[[File:Kent Syverud in 2014.jpg	70px	frameless]]	Kent Syverud	January 13, 2014

Notes

References

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"Previous Chancellors". Syracuse University.
(15 March 1923). "Dr. James R. Day Passes Away". The Bangor Daily News.
(10 June 1922). "Chancellor Day Against Cigarettes". The Tablet.
(9 January 1937). "Student Newspaper urges Syracuse U. Hire Glenn Frank". The Journal Times.
(February 14, 1971). "HEAD OF SYRACUSE U. TO JOIN U. OF ILLINOIS". The New York Times.
(4 June 1971). "Dr. Eggers Choice For SU Chancellor: Committee To Present Name Today". The Post-Standard.
Greene, John Robert. (1998). "Syracuse University: The Eggers Years". Syracuse University Press.
(26 April 1991). "Syracuse names new chancellor: University of Wisconsin system president to succeed Eggers". Star-Gazette.
Harlan, Chico. (April 21, 2004). "The ordinary, extraordinary, life of Buzz Shaw". [[The Daily Orange]].
(4 December 2013). "Bird by Bird: Nancy Cantor, community reflect on her tenure at Syracuse University". [[The Daily Orange]].
The Post-Standard Editorial Board. (October 16, 2012). "Engaged Chancellor: Cantor will leave a campus and city transformed". The Post-Standard.
Tobin, Dave. (June 23, 2013). "Syracuse goals accomplished, Nancy Cantor heads to Rutgers Newark campus". [[The Post-Standard]].
"Chancellor Kent Syverud Inauguration".
Tobin, Dave. (September 12, 2013). "Syracuse University's new chancellor: Kent Syverud, dean of Washington University School of Law". [[The Post-Standard]].
(August 26, 2025). "Kent Syverud to leave SU after 2025-26 academic year". [[The Daily Orange]].
"Syracuse University History: Chancellors of Syracuse University".
"A Legacy of Leadership: The Chancellors and Presidents of Syracuse University exhibition". Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries.

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