Mark Schlissel | |
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.jpg) Schlissel in 2014 | |
| 14th President of the University of Michigan | |
| In office July 1, 2014 – January 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Sue Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Santa Ono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Steven Schlissel November 24, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
Mark Steven Schlissel (born November 24, 1957) is an American medical scientist who served as the 14th president of the University of Michigan from 2014 to 2022. He was removed from the office by the Board of Regents for being in "an inappropriate relationship with a University employee."[1][2]
Schlissel's initial contract with the University of Michigan lasted five years,[3] and he received a second five-year contract, which was due to expire in 2024.[4] He had planned to step down as president in 2023, but was fired by the University of Michigan Board of Regents on January 15, 2022 for interacting with a coworker in a way that was "inconsistent with promoting the dignity and reputation of the University of Michigan".[5] The Regents further alleged that Schlissel was involved "in an inappropriate relationship with a University employee," although they did not specify the nature of the relationship or reveal details of any investigation that led them to that conclusion.[6][7]
He holds both a professorship of microbiology and immunology and a professorship of internal medicine within the University of Michigan Health System as well as a professorship of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology in the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
- ^ "Schlissel named U. Michigan president". Brown Daily Herald. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Biolchini, Amy (January 24, 2014). "Meet Mark Schlissel: 10 things to know about University of Michigan's next president". MLive. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Pinho, Kirk (January 24, 2014). "New UM President Schlissel 'amazingly honored' to be chosen as Coleman's successor". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Univ. of Michigan President Getting $852K Salary & Contract Extension". WKAR-FM. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Letter to Dr Mark Schlissel" (PDF).
- ^ Jesse, David. "U-M President Mark Schlissel to step down in 2023 in deal with divided Board of Regents". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Board announces removal of president, appointment of interim". University of Michigan: Board of Regents. Retrieved January 16, 2022.