Helble, a devoted Lehigh alumnus and former provost of Dartmouth College, began his Lehigh presidency on August 16, 2021, and was formally inaugurated on October 15, 2021. He is an accomplished scholar, researcher and administrator. In the second year of his presidency, Helble announced the launch of a comprehensive strategic planning process, the first to occur since 2009, to shape the course of Lehigh over the next decade.