Wake Forest President Susan Wente to step down in 2026

Wake Forest President Susan Wente to step down in 2026

Wente informed the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees of her decision to step down on June 30 was based in part on the "university’s current stability, positive momentum and the need for a thoughtful succession plan."

Wake Forest President Susan Wente to leave position next year - Business North Carolina

Wake Forest University President Susan Wente will leave her position on June 30, the end of her fifth year in that role. The decision came after discussions with board of trustees leadership about the university’s current stability, positive momentum and the need for a succession plan, according to a release. Wente and board leadership believe “that the university is ideally positioned to attract and recruit its next leader and that now is the t…

President Susan R. Wente concludes her presidency

Wake Forest’s 14th President, Susan R. Wente, has announced she will conclude her presidency on June 30, 2026.  In a broadcast titled “A message from President Wente,” she briefly touched on her reasoning behind this decision.  “In higher education, timing is critical, and I believe now is the right moment to begin this transition. This is because Wake Forest is in a strong, stable, and even enviable position among the nation’s universities,” sh…