University of Michigan president-elect Kent Syverud announced Wednesday that he is being treated for a form of brain cancer and will no longer be able to serve as the school’s president.
In a letter Wednesday, Syverud said he wasn’t feeling well last week and sought medical care at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse before traveling to the University of Michigan for an additional assessment from specialists. Syverud is currently undergoing treatment at the University of Michigan
“I am aware that I am one of many, many people who face a diagnosis like this — people who show up each day with courage. I take inspiration from all of them,” Syverud wrote in a letter. “I want you to know that I am ready to meet this challenge. I am approaching this with optimism, with determination, and with full confidence in the people who are caring for me. I believe in the road ahead, and I intend to walk it with everything I have.”
