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President of the University of Michigan

Chief executive officer

Chief executive officer

FieldValue
postPresident
bodythe
University of Michigan
insigniasize150
insigniacaptionSeal of the University
imageDomenico Grasso, 2024 (cropped).jpg
departmentUniversity of Michigan
residencePresident's House
appointerBoard of Regents
reports_toBoard of Regents
constituting_instrumentConstitution of Michigan
formation
firstHenry Philip Tappan
salary$1,014,000
website
incumbentDomenico Grasso (interim)
actingNo
incumbentsinceMay 8, 2025

University of Michigan

The president of the University of Michigan is a constitutional officer who serves as the principal executive officer of the University of Michigan. The president is chosen by the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, as provided for in the Constitution of the State of Michigan. Fifteen people—fourteen men and one woman—have held the office, in addition to several others who have held it in either an acting or interim capacity.

The University of Michigan's current interim president is Domenico Grasso, former chancellor of the Dearborn campus. Grasso was appointed by the Board of Regents on May 8, 2025.

On January 12, 2026, Kent Syverud was elected to become the next president of the University of Michigan. Syverud is expected to assume the position by July 1.

History

The office was created by the Michigan Constitution of 1850, which also specified that the president was to be appointed by the Regents of the University of Michigan and preside at their meetings, but without a vote. The precise wording has evolved through subsequent state constitutions, and as of November 2018 the office is defined by Article VIII, section 5 of the Constitution of 1963:

Between the establishment of the University of Michigan in 1837 and 1850, the Board of Regents ran the university directly; by law, they were supposed to appoint a chancellor to administer the university, but they never did, and a rotating roster of professors carried out the day-to-day administrative duties instead.

While the modern office was created in 1850, the University of Michigan itself now traces its date of founding to 1817, when its precursor, the University of Michigania, was founded. The only president of that institution, Rev. John Monteith, appears in the list of presidents but is not officially considered to have been a president of the University of Michigan.

List of presidents

The current interim president is Domenico Grasso, former chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Of the previous presidents of the university:

  • 1 had the office abolished
  • 1 died in office
  • 2 were removed by the regents
  • 5 retired at the end of their careers
  • 2 resigned to return to teaching or research
  • 4 resigned to take posts at other institutions (Northwestern University, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Princeton University, Columbia University, and the University of Florida) The following persons have served as president of the University of Michigan:
No.PortraitNameTerm startTerm endRefs.
President of the University of Michigania (1817–1821)
–[[File:John Monteith.jpg75px]]Rev. John Monteith18171821
Board of Trustees of the University of Michigania (1821–1837)
Board of Regents of the University of Michigan (1837–1852)
Presidents of the University of Michigan (1852–present)
1[[File:Henry Philip Tappan.jpg75px]]Henry Philip TappanSeptember 1852June 25, 1863
2[[File:Erastus Otis Haven.png75px]]Erastus Otis HavenJune 25, 1863August 18, 1869
acting[[File:Henry Simmons Frieze History of UM.png75px]]Henry S. FriezeAugust 18, 1869July 31, 1871
3[[File:James Burrill Angell.png75px]]James Burrill AngellAugust 1, 1871September 30, 1909
acting[[File:Henry Simmons Frieze History of UM.png75px]]Henry S. Frieze18801882
18871888
acting[[File:Harry Burns Hutchins.png75px]]Harry Burns Hutchins18971898
interimOctober 1, 1909June 28, 1910
4June 28, 1910June 30, 1920
5[[File:Marion LeRoy Burton.png75px]]Marion LeRoy BurtonJuly 1, 1920February 18, 1925
acting[[File:Alfred Henry Lloyd.png75px]]Alfred Henry LloydFebruary 27, 1925nowrapSeptember 30, 1925
6[[File:Clarence_Cook_Little.jpg75px]]Clarence Cook LittleOctober 1, 1925June 1929
7[[File:Alexander G. Ruthven.png75px]]Alexander Grant RuthvenOctober 5, 1929August 31, 1951
8[[File:Harlan Hatcher.png75px]]Harlan HatcherSeptember 1, 1951December 31, 1967
9Robben Wright FlemingJanuary 1, 1968December 31, 1978
interim[[File:Allan F. Smith University of Georgia School of Law Commencement 1980 (cropped).jpg75px]]Allan Frederick SmithJanuary 1, 1979December 31, 1979
10[[File:HAROLD_SHAPIRO.jpg75px]]Harold Tafler ShapiroJanuary 1, 1980December 31, 1988
interimRobben Wright FlemingJanuary 4, 1988August 31, 1988
11[[File:James Duderstadt at NSB open session.jpg75px]]James Johnson DuderstadtSeptember 1, 1988June 30, 1996
interim[[File:Homer_Neal_at_Physics_Today_Roundtable.jpg75px]]Homer A. NealJuly 1, 1996January 31, 1997
12[[File:Lee Bollinger - Daniella Zalcman less noise.jpg75px]]Lee BollingerFebruary 1, 1997December 31, 2001
interim[[File:B. Joseph White portrait.jpg75px]]B. Joseph WhiteJanuary 1, 2002July 31, 2002
13[[File:Mary Sue Colman.jpg75px]]Mary Sue ColemanAugust 1, 2002June 30, 2014
14[[File:Mark Schlissel University of Michigan (cropped).jpg75px]]Mark SchlisselJuly 1, 2014January 15, 2022
interim[[File:Mary Sue Colman.jpg75px]]Mary Sue ColemanJanuary 15, 2022October 13, 2022
15[[File:Santa Ono (53442967371) (cropped).jpg75px]]Santa OnoOctober 14, 2022May 6, 2025
interim[[File:Domenico Grasso 3.jpg75px]]Domenico GrassoMay 8, 2025incumbent
elected[[File:Kent Syverud in 2014.jpg100x100px]]Kent SyverudStarting July 1, 2026

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Notes

References

References

  • {{Citation | access-date = January 15, 2022
  • {{Citation | access-date = October 10, 2018
  • {{Citation | access-date = 2018-04-25
  • {{Citation | editor-last = Demmon | editor-first = Isaac | access-date = 2007-08-16
  • {{Citation | access-date = 2007-08-24
  • {{Citation | access-date = 2007-08-24
  • {{Citation | access-date = 2018-11-03

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