Dr. Crutcher is also the founding co-chair of the Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative, housed in the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). LEAP seeks to increase the impact of a liberal arts education through its application to complex problems in the real world. In March 2021, it was announced that Dr. Crutcher would step down as President of the University of Richmond on August 15. He will be replaced by Kevin F Hallock, dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.