Office of the President
Dr. Taylor Kriley, Interim President of Emporia State University
Office of the president
Current ESU enrollment (undergrad and grad)
4,557
Highest Career Outcomes Rate On Record (4-yr avg.)
98%
Dr. Taylor Kriley, Interim President
Dr. Taylor Kriley, ESU executive vice president of enrollment management and student success and associate teaching professor, was named interim president of the university by the Kansas Board of Regents in December 2025. She assumed the role after the retirement of ESU’s 18th President Ken Hush and will serve until Dr. Matt Baker begins his role as the 19th ESU president in early March.
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