Brock Tessman

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Brock Tessman
13th President of Montana State University
Incumbent
Assumed office
2025

Brock Franklin Tessman (born 1976) is an American academic and academic administrator. [1] In September 2022 Tessman was appointed the 17th president of Northern Michigan University; he assumed the office in February 2023. [2] [3] In April 2025 it was announced that he would step down from his position at NMU to become president of Montana State University. [4]

Tessman was born at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He was raised in Plymouth, a western suburb of Detroit. [5] Tessman later moved to California. [6] He attended Brown University, where he graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts with honors in international relations. [1] Tessman received a Master of Arts and Doctorate in international affairs and political science at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2001 and 2004, respectively. [1] From 2006 to 2015 he taught at the University of Georgia as an assistant and later associate professor of international affairs. [1] Tessman served as a professor of political science and Dean of the Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana from 2015 to 2018. [2]

Brock Tessman is now the 13th president of Montana State University. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tessman, Brock (2021). "Curriculum Vitae of Brock Franklin Tessman" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Northern Michigan University names Plymouth native as new president". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Northern Michigan University's new president vows to engage rural students | Bridge Michigan". www.bridgemi.com. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Tessman to Depart as NMU President | Northern Today". news.nmu.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  5. ↑ "President's Profile". Office of the President. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  6. ↑ Tribune, JUSTYNA TOMTAS of the (21 March 2018). "LCSC finalist emphasizes abilities as advocate". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  7. ↑ Keller, Lilly (2025-07-17). "'Great day to be a Bobcat': Brock Tessman welcomed as MSU's 13th president". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
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