Alger will step into the position July 1, when current AU President Sylvia Burwell departs.
American University announced Monday that its 16th president will be Jonathan Alger, a higher education policy scholar who has been president of James Madison University in Virginia for the past dozen years.Alger, who goes by Jon, will step into the position July 1, when current AU President Sylvia Burwell departs after seven years leading the private university in Northwest Washington.
Burwell was a nontraditional choice for the role; a former Obama administration official, she knew Washington and its power structures but did not have advanced degrees or academic experience. Alger, by contrast, arrives with a long track record in academia: Before his lengthy tenure leading JMU, he served as senior vice president and general counsel at Rutgers University, and while at the University of Michigan he played a leading role in two. He taught graduate and undergraduate courses in leadership, law, higher education, public policy and diversity at all three schools. He graduated from Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School.
In his 12 years at JMU, a public university of about 22,000 students in Harrisonburg, Va., Alger increased external research funding and doubled its endowment. Under Alger, JMU moved up to the highest level of college football. Alger created full-tuition scholarships for students who are first in their families to attend college, and launched the Madison Center for Civic Engagement.
“Jon Alger is known for his community engagement, deep commitment to scholarship and research, and passion for learning,” Gina Adams, an alumna who is chair of the board of trustees at AU, said in a statement Monday. “His vision for American University, his understanding of the unique attributes of a university community, and his proven ability to address the complex challenges facing higher education have prepared Jon to lead American University moving forward.”.
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