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Strategic Education, Inc. Announces Appointment of Celebrated Academic Leader Dr. Michael A. McRobbie to Board of Directors
Former Indiana University President brings deep expertise in academic leadership HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Strategic Education, Inc. (Strategic
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nFormer Indiana University President brings deep expertise in academic leadership\n\n HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nStrategic Education, Inc. (Strategic Education) (NASDAQ: STRA) announced today that former president of Indiana University (IU), Dr. Michael A. McRobbie, has been appointed to the Company's board of directors. Dr. McRobbie joins the Strategic Education Board of Directors with a broad range of academic leadership experience, as well as a track record as a champion for student success, community, and equal opportunity.\n\n“We are thrilled to welcome Michael to the Strategic Education Board of Directors,” said Robert Silberman, Strategic Education’s executive chairman, “Michael has built his respected career by growing and continually transforming academic institutions for the benefit of students. His deep background in academics in both the U.S. and Australia make him an ideal choice to support the board in providing strategic direction for the Company.”\n\n“I’m very much looking forward to joining the Strategic Education Board of Directors,” said Dr. McRobbie, “I have been impressed for some time with the Company’s innovative programs and initiatives and of course, its mission to provide economic mobility for its students.”\n\nAfter serving in a variety of roles at IU since 1997, Dr. McRobbie became its 18th president in 2007 and served in that capacity through June 2021. IU is one of the largest universities in the United States, and under Dr. McRobbie's leadership as president, the institution saw the largest academic transformation in its history during which ten new schools were established. Additionally, he oversaw a reinvigoration of its global engagement that supported the university’s international academic and educational programs.\n\nIn addition to his duties as president, Dr. McRobbie has served on numerous outside committees and organizations. He was a member of the board of directors of the Association of American Universities, founded in 1900, whose members are the 63 leading research universities in the U.S. and two in Canada, and was its chair from 2019 to 2020. He was also a member of the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors, and was its chair from 2010 to 2012. He has been the principal investigator on many major grants, has published a number of books and many articles, and has served...