ANN ARBOR, MI — A $2 million annual base salary, a car for business and personal use and a house on South University Avenue. These are some of the many benefits that Kent Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse University and president-elect of the University of Michigan,

The University of Michigan Board of Regents has chosen Kent Syverud, a U-M alum and currently the chancellor of Syracuse University, to be its 16th president.

Kent Syverud, the man chosen Monday as the next leader of the University of Michigan, knows the job won’t be easy.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan disciplined a student over a “fake” telehealth medical note, according to a Jan. 16 federal complaint. The student affected is now suing the university, saying the university’s allegations of alleged misconduct are causing damage to her future.

The University of Michigan says its Board of Regents will hold a special meeting on Monday to elect the school's 16th president.

After his time teaching law at U-M, Syverud became law school dean at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and at Washington University in St. Louis. He was appointed chancellor and president at Syracuse in 2013 and took office in January 2014.

If approved, Kent Syverud will be the fifth person to lead the University of Michigan in the past four years.

The Michigan Times officially returned this month under Editor-in-Chief Ramla Ouedraogo, with plans to resume print editions this semester and rebuild its staff.