St. Cloud State University President Robbyn Wacker announced Monday she is stepping down as president in June after six years at the helm. Wacker, 66, was appointed as the 24th president of the institution in 2018, becoming the first woman to be SCSU's permanent president and the first openly gay person in the role. She succeeded Ashish Vaidya, who led the university for two years following the sudden death of Earl Potter, who was killed in a car crash. Wacker told the Star Tribune on Monday that she isn't sure what her next role will be. But as the child of parents who both dropped out of high school to help their immigrant parents work in Colorado's beet fields, she wants to continue as an advocate for access to higher education.
