It is urgent that a new president ______ for the university.

本题测试的是虚拟语气的用法。考查句型“It is + adj. +that...”的用法。该that从句需使用虚拟语气，即“(should)=+动词原型”。常用于该句型的形容词除 urgent外,还有necessary,essential,desirable,important等。因此本题答案为D。