The Carnegie Corporation of New York today is announcing four college and university presidents who are winners of this year's Academic Leadership Award, which provides $500,000 to each winner's institution to carry out their academic initiatives. The prize is unusual in that it honors presidential leadership with a substantial cash award. The winners for 2015 are:
- Ronald J. Daniels of Johns Hopkins University
- Patricia A. McGuire of Trinity Washington University
- Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso
- C. L. Max Nikias of the University of Southern California