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Bethami Dobkin, Westminster University's 19th president, will retire after the 2025-2026 academic year.

Hired in 2018, Dobkin led Westminster's transition to university status in 2023.

The board will conduct a national search for her successor, expected by spring 2026.

SALT LAKE CITY — Westminster University is looking for a new leader.

Bethami Dobkin, the 19th president of the Salt Lake City private university, announced Thursday that she will retire at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Hired in 2018 , Dobkin is Utah's longest-tenured university president.

"It has been an immense privilege to serve as Westminster University's 19th president," said Dobkin in a university release.

"Working together with faculty, students, staff

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