Sally Kornbluth was selected as the new president of M.I.T. She will join a long list of women in top leadership positions at the university. The school's governing body is made up of all women.

After 10 years at the helm of the university, L. Rafael Reif announced in February that he would be stepping down.

ImageDr. Kornbluth will succeed L. Rafael Reif, who announced in February that he would be stepping down after 10 years at the helm of the university.
Dr. Kornbluth will succeed L. Rafael Reif, who announced in February that he would be stepping down after 10 years at the helm of the university.Credit...Jared Lazarus, Duke University
Dr. Kornbluth will succeed L. Rafael Reif, who announced in February that he would be stepping down after 10 years at the helm of the university.

It is a good time to change the guard at universities. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the first to find a new president. The president of a college will become the next leader of a school. At a time when universities are emerging from the crisis of the Pandemic and dealing with heightened concerns over diversity, these searches are being conducted.

The president of Columbia will leave at the end of the academic year. Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick will step down as Howard's interim president in four years. Andrew Hamilton has been the president of New York University for eight years.