{"id":1536,"date":"2022-06-30T14:26:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/about\/?page_id=1536"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:37:41","slug":"leadership-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/about\/leadership-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College Senior Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kalamazoo College senior leadership is united in the College’s mission to prepare its graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world. <\/strong>Strong collaboration and leadership from the Board of Trustees<\/a>, President and President\u2019s Staff are essential to the development and implementation of strategic plans and policies that serve and support the College\u2019s priorities. Our leadership values academic rigor, all components of a liberal arts education as embodied in the K-Plan<\/em>, experiential education, inclusive excellence, creativity and innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karlyn Crowley became the 19th president of Kalamazoo College on July 1, 2026, bringing a distinguished record of strategic leadership, academic innovation, community partnership and a deep belief in the transformative power of the liberal arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Terry Cowdrey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interim Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span> <\/a>Danette.Johnson@kzoo.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n

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Vice President for College Advancement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mikka Dryer<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant to the President at Kalamazoo College and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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