Dr. Isiaah Crawford is a distinguished scholar, teacher, and college administrator and has served as president of University of Puget Sound since 2016. Crawford's academic work and achievements as a senior administrator are closely aligned with the values and aspirations of Puget Sound and with the key areas of challenge and opportunity facing higher education today. At the university, he has engaged the campus community in the creation of Leadership for a Changing World, a multi-year strategic plan designed to challenge and support students as they become broadly and deeply educated lifelong learners, prepared to create and serve the future and become the world’s next generation of visionary leaders. Since joining Puget Sound, Crawford has promoted curricular innovation, which has led to the development of an array of new degree programs; increased access for all students to high-impact learning experiences such as internships, mentored research, community-based projects, and study abroad; expanded community engagement to include offering a bachelor of arts degree to the residents of the Washington Corrections Center for Women; established the Center for Effective Speech and Advocacy and The Faculty Development Center; and created a vice president for institutional equity and diversity position to support the university’s commitment to becoming a fully inclusive and welcoming community.