Cruzado is well known for bringing greater public understanding to the importance of the Morrill Act of 1862, which created the public, land-grant university system.

Cruzado, who has served as chair of APLU’s Board of Directors since 2021, will formally step into the top job at APLU on July 1. Cruzado has led Montana State University since 2010, and last August ...

"That sense of community, that sense of unity, that sense of identity and pride, boy, it makes my heart pump with energy." ...

FRISCO, Texas — Montana State University President Waded Cruzado began planning three years ago. After the Bobcat football team reached the FCS National Championship Game in the 2021 season ...

Opinion: President Waded Cruzado's tenure at Montana State University, as one former regent put it, has been a master class in leadership.

Waded Cruzado, the outgoing Montana State president, likes to say athletics — especially football — are the university’s front porch, a window into an institution’s soul.