University president who raised Dakota State's cybersecurity profile stepping down

Leadership changes coming for Madison-based school that became renowned technology & cybersecurity research hub during José-Marie Griffiths' tenure

Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths will step down as president of the school following the end of this academic year.

But she’s not leaving DSU.

After stepping down, she will continue to serve the institution in a new capacity as chancellor, a position created to support DSU’s growing national reputation in cybersecurity – a reputation that has grown in her decade of leadership at the university.