Kent D. Syverud
| Kent D. Syverud | |
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| Chancellor and President of Syracuse University | |
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Assumed office January 13, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Cantor |
| Dean of Washington University School of Law | |
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In office 2005–2013 |
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| Dean of Vanderbilt University Law School | |
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In office 1997–2005 |
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| Born | Irondequoit, NY |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Ruth Chen |
| Children | 3 |
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Georgetown University (B.A.) University of Michigan (J.D., M.A.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Syracuse University's Chancellor and President |
Kent D. Syverud is the 12th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, commencing his term of office on January 13, 2014. A legal scholar and academician, Syverud earned distinction as a strategic thinker and visionary leader who has put forward a bold strategic plan to position the Syracuse University for growth and recognition as a thriving global research university.
Chancellor Syverud is married to Dr. Ruth Chen, an accomplished environmental toxicologist and professor of practice at Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. They are the parents of three grown sons: Steven, Brian, and David; and they have one granddaughter.
Syverud earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1977, a law degree magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981, and a master's degree in economics from the University of Michigan in 1983. After graduating from law school, Syverud clerked for U.S. District Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer. Syverud counts among his closest mentors retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, for whom he clerked shortly after she became the first woman named to the Supreme Court bench.
From 1987 to 1997, 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. Syverud served as the Garner Anthony Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt University Law School. He also served as the Ethan A. H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at the Washington University School of Law.
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