CLEMSON — Clemson University’s governing board selected former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz as the college’s 16th president. Guskiewicz comes to Clemson from Michigan State University, where he has been president since March 2024. “To be entrusted with leading a university as respected, ambitious, and beloved as Clemson is both […]

MSU President Guskiewicz is set to become the next president of Clemson University in South Carolina even after board voted to increase his annual salary to $2 million.

Kevin Guskiewicz said board members had ‘differing perspectives’ on how MSU should move ahead. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called his departure disappointing but not surprising.

Clemson University's governing board selected Kevin Guskiewicz, former president of Michigan State University, as the university's 16th president. Guskiewicz previously served as chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.