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President, NMU

President, NMU
Fritz Erickson (BS ’80; Social Sciences- Elementary Education) has been named the new president of Northern Michigan University, effective July 1.

Erickson will leave his position as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Ferris State University to become the fifteenth president of NMU.

Erickson previously served as dean of the College of Professional and Graduate Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, dean and professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Eastern Washington University and chair of the education department/ professor of education and psychology at Michigan Technological University.

He holds an interdisciplinary Ed.D. in educational psychology, technology, and research methodology and a master’s in curriculum and instruction, both from the University of Northern Colorado.

To read more, please visit nmu.edu--Erickson named NMU President