Grasso, the University of Michigan-Dearborn chancellor, was appointed to the interim spot after a closed meeting by the Board of Regents on Thursday.

Domenico Grasso, the chancellor for the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus, has been selected as the university's interim president.

After three years in Ann Arbor, University of Michigan President Santa Ono is stepping down from his role to become the next president of the University of Florida. The transition is anticipated this summer,