Written By Milette Millington
Mr. S. David Wu will be the new president of Baruch College starting on July 1 of this year, after he was unanimously approved for the position at the meeting held by the CUNY Board of Trustees on February 3rd. He will take over from Mitchel B. Wallerstein, who will step down in May after commencement.
Mr. Wu is currently wrapping up his position as Provost and Executive Vice President of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The university had over 37,000 students enrolled and over 2,000 staff in academics and administration (2018-2019).
In a video message sent to Baruch students last week, Wu said that as Provost at GMU, he had focused much of his attention on “realizing the vision for access to excellence.” For over a decade, Wu served as both Dean of the Rossin College of Engineering and the Lee A. Iacocca Chair at Lehigh University.
“Baruch is one of the most impressive and compelling institutions I have encountered in the 33 years of my academic career. Not only does it serve as an agent for social mobility, Baruch is also one of the most selective highest quality institutions in the nation,” he said.