Dr. Mark Schlissel Begins His Tenure as the University’s 14th President

Today, Dr. Mark Schlissel joins us from Brown University where he had been provost since 2011. Prior to that, he was Dean of Biological sciences in the College of Letters & Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also held the C.H. Li Chair in Biochemistry. 

The University Record met with Dr. Schlissel last month, where they discussed a wide range of topics. Read the conversation.

“The best ideas come from faculty, students and staff. One of my most important contributions as president is to recognize good ideas, to play air traffic controller, to look for synergies across the breadth of this outstanding academic community, and to get the right people in the room together. We need to seize opportunities, to find the match between what Michigan is good at and what our society needs,” states Dr. Schlissel. 

The College of Pharmacy wants to extend a sincere and warm welcome to President Schlissel as he begins his journey at the University of Michigan!