CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami President Donna Shalala says she will retire next year.
Shalala informed members of the school's board of trustees of her decision Monday. The 73-year-old Shalala has led Miami since 2001, overseeing two major fundraising campaigns that will eventually bring a total of $3 billion to the school.
The school's next fiscal year begins June 1, 2015. It's expected a new president could be in place by then.
Before coming to Miami, Shalala served eight years as the Health and Human Services Secretary under President Bill Clinton. Shalala also has been chancellor at the University of Wisconsin and president of Hunter College.
Her Miami tenure will be remembered for a number of issues related to athletics, including an NCAA investigation into the acts of a rogue former booster.
