President Alger is an experienced and visionary higher education leader who previously served for 12 years as president of James Madison University. He is a nationally recognized scholar and speaker on higher education policy and law, civic education and engagement. 

President Alger currently serves as immediate past chair of the national board of directors for the American Association of Colleges and Universities and on the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. He also is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, Council on Foreign Relations, Institute of Citizens and Scholars’ College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, and was recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 
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