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Ohio State: Tressel is perfect candidate to be next OSU president

The Columbus Dispatch reported yesterday that The Ohio State University president Michael V. Drake will retire at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Drake has led the university since June 2014.

President Drake’s tenure has been a successful one. According to The Columbus Dispatch, the school broke its records for graduation and retention rates, academic talent and diversity among incoming classes, research expenditures and annual fundraising.

Drake, the 15th president of The Ohio State University, is proud of the tremendous success the university has achieved during his tenure. This is what he said to the Dispatch.