Today, American University announces that President Jonathan Alger will step down on June 30, 2026, as he prepares to become the inaugural America 250 Fellow, a joint appointment with the American Council on Education (
@ACEducation) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (
@aacu). David Marchick (
@DeanMarchick), dean of the Kogod School of Business (
@KogodBiz), will serve as interim president beginning July 1, 2026.
The AU community is grateful for President Alger’s leadership and looks ahead with confidence as Dean Marchick leads the university forward, building on the momentum of Meet Our Moment and AU’s mission to prepare students lives and careers of meaning and purpose.