Kevin Guskiewicz

Kevin M. Guskiewicz (/ɡʌs.kəˈwɪts/ GUS-kə-wits; born April 8, 1966) is an American academic administrator, currently serving as the 22nd president of Michigan State University since March 2024.^[1] He previously served as the 12th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2019 to 2024.^[2]

Kevin Guskiewicz
22nd President of Michigan State University
Incumbent
Assumed office March 4, 2024
Preceded by	Teresa Woodruff (interim)
12th Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In office February 6, 2019 – January 11, 2024 Acting: February 6, 2019 – December 13, 2019
Preceded by	Carol Folt
Succeeded by	Lee Harriss Roberts
Personal details
Born	(1966-04-08) April 8, 1966 (age 59) Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	West Chester University (BS) University of Pittsburgh (MS) University of Virginia (PhD)
Awards	MacArthur Fellow (2011)
Scientific career
Fields	Neuroscience
Institutions	University of Virginia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Michigan State University
Thesis	Effect of mild head injury on postural stability (1995)
Doctoral advisor	David Perrin

Early life and education

Guskiewicz was born and raised in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.^[2] He played football and tennis at Greater Latrobe High School, a public high school in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Guskiewicz received a Bachelor of Science with a major in athletic training from West Chester University in Pennsylvania in 1989. He received a Master of Science in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy in sports medicine from the University of Virginia in 1995.^[4]

Guskiewicz later joined the NFL’s head, neck, and spine committee,^[5] and collaborated with the NCAA.^[6]

Career

Academic research

Guskiewicz was a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and the Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Injury Prevention Research Center,^[7] and directs the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center.^[8] He was a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.^[9]

Academic administration

On January 1, 2016, he was appointed as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.^[10] On February 6, 2019, he was appointed as interim chancellor.^[11] On December 13, 2019, he was appointed as the 12th chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill by the UNC Board of Governors.^[12]

On December 8, 2023 the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Guskiewicz as the 22nd president of the university, effective on March 4, 2024.^[13]

Personal life

Guskiewicz and his wife Amy have four children.^[2]