EAST LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan State University President Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving East Lansing to take the reins at Clemson University.

The board of trustees at the South Carolina school unanimously approved Guskiewicz’s hiring during its meeting on Wednesday morning.

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His departure comes less than two weeks after the MSU Board of Trustees voted to recommend a new contract for Guskiewicz that would nearly double his annual salary to $2 million per year and extend his contract by two years until March 4, 2031. In addition, that meeting resulted in a revised code of ethics for the Board of Trustees designed to promote professionalism and transparency.

At Clemson, Guskiewicz will earn a base salary of $1.21 million with additional incentives.