The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents moved to appoint Kent D. Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse University, as UM’s next president, scheduling a formal vote following a special board meeting. Syverud, a law dean and former UM faculty member, will replace an interim leader and becomes the fifth person to head Michigan since 2022—an era marked by leadership churn and campus debates over diversity and governance. Regents framed the selection as a return to steady executive stewardship; Syverud’s legal and administrative track record positions him to confront heightened public scrutiny, federal policy shifts, and internal governance demands on a large public research campus.