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Prolific Rice University president announces end to storied tenure Prolific Rice University president announces end to storied tenure David Leebron's tenure is one of the longest in Rice history. Photo courtesy of Rice University For some 17 years, Rice University president David Leebron has overseen exponential growth of the school’s facilities, research initiatives, and student body. Now, his tenure is coming to an end. Leebron and the university announced on May 26 that he is leaving his position at the end of the next academic year. His official departure from the presidency will be...

Date Time Leebron to step down from Rice presidency in June 2022 Rice University President David Leebron has announced he plans to leave his position at the end of the next academic year after nearly two decades at the helm of one of the nation’s premier institutions of higher learning. David Leebron Leebron, who has overseen dramatic expansions of Rice’s facilities, student body and research initiatives since his arrival in 2004, will remain at the university through the 2021-2022 academic year. His departure from the presidency will become effective on June 30, 2022. “Ping and I are s...