TACOMA — The University of Puget Sound has chosen a new president. The provost of Seattle University has been chosen to lead the Tacoma university.
The board of trustees of the private liberal arts college announced the appointment of Isiaah Crawford on Friday. He will become the University of Puget Sound’s 14th president July 1.
He will succeed current President Ronald R. Thomas, who is completing his 13th year in the job.
Crawford has three decades of experience in higher education. The clinical psychologist began his teaching career at Loyola University Chicago in 1987, where he became a tenured professor, chair of the Department of Psychology, and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences before assuming the role of provost for Seattle University in 2008.
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