Hensel will succeed David Lassner who announced in September 2023, that he would retire at the end of 2024 after serving as president for more than 11 years.
The University of 51ÂÒÂ×»»ÆÞʻi Board of Regents will interview the two finalists for president of the 10-campus system during a Special Meeting on Wednesday, October 16.
Lassner also honored UH Cancer Center's Lang Wu, the UH nominee for state employee of the year, and provided updates on enrollment for fall 2024 and extramural funding for the current fiscal year.
This editorial by UH Board of Regent Chair Gabriel Lee and Vice Chair Laurie Tochiki first appeared in the September 18 edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.