Mary Sue Coleman Elected Chair of the Association of American Universities

Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan, was elected chair of the Association of American Universities. The nonprofit organization advocates for research funding for member institutions.

Dr. Coleman has been president of the University of Michigan since 2002. Previously, she was president of the University of Iowa and provost of the University of New Mexico. She is a graduate of Grinnell College and holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.