When Mike Sosulski was growing up in West Chicago, he often heard glowing reviews from friends who attended Lake Forest College.

“It just seemed like this wonderful, idyllic kind of place,” Sosulski recalled. “I held that kind of status in my mind as I was growing up.”

This summer, Sosulski got the opportunity to see what Lake Forest College can offer directly as he became the 15th president in school history in August.

“It’s always been one of the finest liberal arts colleges,” he said. “And for my money, the best in the upper Midwest.”

In an interview from his office where a Lake Forest College pennant sits atop a fireplace mantle, Sosulski detailed his career path that eventually led him the Sheridan Road campus and what he sees ahead for the school in a turbulent time overall for h

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