Dr. Kina S. Mallard, 20th president of Reinhardt University, will resign her position on June 30. The Board of Trustees has accepted her resignation and has appointed Dr. Mark A. Roberts, executive vice president and provost, as interim president effective July 1.

Dr. Roberts has served as an instructor and administrator in higher education since 1996. In 2013, he joined Reinhardt as vice president for Academic Affairs and English professor. Then, in 2016, he became the universitys first provost. During this time, he assisted with all aspects of the strategic direction of the university, including oversight of academic affairs and university liaison for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

The Board of Trustees will appoint a presidential search committee and launch a search later this year for the 21st president of Reinhardt University, whom they seek to have in place by June 2021. Both internal and external candidates will be considered as part of the search.