Announcement of New President

The Naropa University Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Dr. Stuart C. Lord, current associate provost at Dartmouth College, as the 5th president of Naropa University. Dr. Lord will take office on July 1, 2009, and succeeds Thomas B. Coburn who announced in May 2008 that he is stepping down as president after six years of service to the university. Read press release.

"I am delighted and honored to have been elected by the board of trustees as Naropa's next president. I very much appreciate the encouragement and support that I have received from so many members of this community. I take on this responsibility with great seriousness of purpose, with great enthusiasm and with great joy. And I invite all members of the Naropa community to share this responsibility with me.”
—Dr. Stuart Lord 

If you would like to send a comment or welcoming
wish to Stuart Lord, please do so by contacting newpresident@naropa.edu.