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Kevin Guskiewicz

Kevin Guskiewicz

American academic administrator (born 1966)

Kevin Guskiewicz (/ɡʌs.kəˈwɪts/ GUS-kə-wits; born April 8, 1966) is an American academic administrator who is the president of Michigan State University.[1] He previously served as the 12th chancellor and 30th chief executive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]

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Education and career

A Greater Latrobe High School athlete who participated in football and tennis,[3] Guskiewicz graduated from West Chester University with a bachelor's in athletic training in 1989,[4] from University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree, where he worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and from University of Virginia with a Ph.D. in 1995.[5] He was a member of the National Football League’s head, neck and spine committee,[6] and partnered with the NCAA.[7]

Guskiewicz was a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and the Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Injury Prevention Research Center,[8] and directs the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center.[9] He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.[10] On January 1, 2016, he became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill.[11] On February 6, 2019, he was announced as interim chancellor,[12] and on December 13, 2019, he was named chancellor by the UNC Board of Governors.[13] On December 8, 2023 the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Guskiewicz as the 22nd president of the university. His term began on March 4, 2024.[14]

Personal life

Guskiewicz was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and four children.[2]

References

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    "Office of the President". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. [2]
    "About". Office of the Chancellor - UNC Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
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    Skubek, Randy. "Physician, ex-GL player discusses concussions at PSU conference." Latrobe, Pennsylvania: Latrobe Bulletin, April 28, 2005, p. A13 (subscription required).
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    "WCU Alumni, Kevin Guskiewicz, Receives MacArthur Award - West Chester University". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
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    Megan Walsh (2010-12-06). "UNC's Guskiewicz a leader in concussion research". The Daily Tar Heel.
  6. [6]
    "NFL Player Health & Safety".
  7. [7]
    NOCSAE awards grants for concussion-related studies, Marta Lawrence, NCAA.org
  8. [8]
    http://www.iprc.unc.edu/research_sports.sdoc
  9. [9]
    "In the news". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  10. [10]
    "Kevin Guskiewicz - MacArthur Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  11. [11]
    "Kevin Guskiewicz named next dean of College of Arts and Sciences". 29 October 2015.
  12. [12]
    "Guskiewicz appointed interim chancellor | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  13. [13]
    "Guskiewicz voted in as new UNC-CH chancellor". CBS17.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  14. [14]
    "Board of Trustees appoints Kevin M. Guskiewicz as MSU's next president". Michigan State University MSU Today. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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