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.

The decibel level goes through the roof. Waded Cruzado. Fifteen years ago, she entered the midst of the Montana University System. Then, too, it seemed incongruous. An Hispanic woman assuming MSU ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.