Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Schlissel

Mark Steven Schlissel is an American academic administrator and medical scientist who was most recently president of the University of Michigan. He was named the 14th president of the university on July 1, 2014, following the retirement of Mary Sue Coleman. His initial contract with the University of Michigan lasted five years, and he received a second five-year contract, which was due to expire in 2024. He had planned to step down as president in 2023, but was fired by the University of Michigan Board of Regents on January 15, 2022 for interacting with a coworker in a way that was "inconsistent with promoting the dignity and reputation of the University of Michigan." The Regents further alleged that Schlissel was involved "in an inappropriate relationship with a University employee," although they did not specify the nature of the relationship or reveal details of any investigation that led them to that conclusion. Months after his firing, Schlissel penned a letter to the board of regents in which he explained the relationship cited by the Regents in his dismissal was "entirely consensual and was never physical," and apologized to the Regents for his poor judgement in maintaining such a close relationship with a coworker.