Harrison Keller, incoming UNT president

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Dear UNT Community,

I’m so excited about the opportunity to lead this great university! For me, coming to UNT is a compelling, once-in-a-career opportunity. Like our freshmen, this will be my first semester at UNT, and I can’t wait to get to campus in August to meet our students, faculty, and staff.

I have seen a lot of universities around our state and across the country. When you consider the recent growth and momentum at UNT and across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, it’s clear that not many other institutions are as well positioned as UNT to lead as part of a new generation of great public universities. Plus, UNT has a lot of unique advantages other places don’t — especially its values, traditions, leadership, and openness to doing things differently.

While I know I will have a lot to learn about UNT, one thing we will need to focus on across the entire campus is student success. Every UNT student should have the kind of higher education that equips them to flourish in their educational, professional, and personal lives with meaning and purpose.

I am very much looking forward to joining you. It’s an enormous privilege to serve as UNT’s next president, and I’m all in!

See you in August,

Harrison Keller, Ph.D.
Incoming UNT President