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Over 90 people apply for top job at University of Hawai‘i

The board plans to publicly identify the finalists in September and will hold a series of public forums to introduce them to stakeholders.

National recruitment for next UH president to begin in late May

The national recruitment for the next president of the University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system will officially begin in late May 2024 after the UH Board of Regents approved the position description and leadership profile at its May 16 monthly meeting.

1 month left: Public asked to participate in survey on next UH president

Current University of Hawai‘i President David Lassner will retire at the end of 2024 or when the next president officially starts.

UH President Lassner Honored With CENIC Award

Over the last three decades, President Lassner has led projects to connect UH and critical global scientific instruments in Hawaiʻi.

LETTER: Lt. Gen. Wiercinski Should Not Be UH President

“The military culture and the world of academia are vastly different. In one, orders come down from the top, and orders are obeyed, ‘or people die.’ A university is based on faculty governance, consensus building …”