{"id":7557,"date":"2022-02-22T12:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:08:06","slug":"don-taylor-to-be-detroit-mercys-next-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2022\/02\/22\/don-taylor-to-be-detroit-mercys-next-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Taylor to be Detroit Mercy’s next president"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HeadshotUniversity of Detroit Mercy\u2019s Board of Trustees today announces that Donald B. Taylor, Ph.D., has been named the institution\u2019s 26<\/span>th<\/span> president.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He succeeds Antoine M. Garibaldi, who concludes his presidency on June 30, and will remain at the University to focus on research and teaching, beginning in 2023. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the entire Detroit Mercy community, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Taylor to our University and look forward to his leadership as we build on the momentum of the past decade and set new goals for the institution,\u201d said Michael T. McNamara, chairman of the University Board of Trustees and president of Hollingsworth LLC. \u201cDr. Taylor\u2019s accomplishments and extraordinary experience demonstrate a commitment to excellence that fits well with Detroit Mercy\u2019s vision and mission, and we are confident that he will help the University achieve an even brighter future.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor brings nearly three decades of higher education leadership in the areas of program development, accreditation, alumni relations, community partnership development, corporate and philanthropic fundraising success and commitment to adult\/post-traditional students, international\/global and online education, following decades as a researcher and educator at Catholic institutions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great honor and I am humbled to be selected to serve as the next president of one of the great Catholic Universities in our nation at this time in its institutional history, building from the tremendous success and momentum of President Garibaldi\u2019s long tenure at Detroit Mercy,\u201d<\/span> Taylor said. \u201cIn partnership with an engaged Board of Trustees, the Jesuits, Sisters of Mercy, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the greater Detroit metropolitan community, we look forward to leading Detroit Mercy to become the best comprehensive Catholic University in the Midwest,\u201d he added.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2014, he has served as president of Cabrini University, a private Roman Catholic University in Radnor Township, Penn., near Philadelphia, that provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate degree programs to more than 2,000 students. During Taylor\u2019s tenure as president, Cabrini ranked among the top 40 Most Transformative Colleges in the nation by <\/span>Money Magazine<\/span><\/i> based on the institution\u2019s \u201cvalue add,\u201d an indicator to showcase schools whose alumni report high levels of success. In 2019, the University was also ranked as one of the Best Northern Universities by <\/span>U.S. News & World Report\u2019s<\/span><\/i> \u201cBest Colleges Edition.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During his leadership, Taylor\u2019s many accomplishments as president include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n