1. Kent D Syverud is the 12th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University.
12 Facts About Kent Syverud
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Kent Syverud began his term of office on January 13,2014.
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Kent Syverud was previously the dean at Washington University School of Law and Vanderbilt University Law School.
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From 1987 to 1997, Kent Syverud taught complex litigation, insurance law, and civil procedure at Vanderbilt University and at the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned tenure in 1992 and advanced to Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1995.
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Kent Syverud served as Dean of the Vanderbilt University Law School from 1997 to 2005, where he was the Garner Anthony Professor of Law.
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On September 12,2013, Kent Syverud was named the 12th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, succeeding Nancy Cantor.
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Kent Syverud formally took office as Chancellor on January 13,2014, and was inaugurated on April 11,2014.
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In 2024, Kent Syverud received the TIAA Institute's Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence.
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Kent Syverud previously served as one of two independent trustees of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust.
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Kent Syverud has previously served as a Commissioner for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and as Chair of the Law School Admissions Council.
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Kent Syverud currently serves as the chair of the Atlantic Coast Conference Board of Directors.
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Kent Syverud serves on the boards of The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Crouse Hospital and Boy Scouts of America Longhouse Council.