UWindsor president to retire | CTV News [Video]

University of Windsor president Robert Gordon is retiring at the end of the academic year.

Gordon spent over five years in the role. The Board of Governors was informed of his decision recently to facilitate leadership transition planning, including the initiation of a presidential search process.

“Serving the University of Windsor community as president and vice-chancellor has been the greatest honour of my academic and administrative career,” said Gordon. “I’m extremely proud of our growth as an institution of higher learning during a period of unprecedented challenges.”

Gordon joined the University of Windsor in 2019 as its seventh president and vice-chancellor. He previously served as Provost and Vice-President Academic as well as Vice-President Research at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Throughout his various leadership roles, Gordon has published more than 180 refereed journal articles and supervised more than 60 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

He was unanimously reappointed for a second term …