First bits on U-Minnesota prez candidates

Some notes on the candidates via regent Clyde Allen —

They show gender and racial diversity.

They’re all academics with strong admin skills

They’re all external
They’re at both public and private institutions
Some or all have Big 10 experience
Some are U of M alums
All have degrees in sciences or liberal arts

Also, two won’t be discussed today. Trying to see ramifications of that

From Patricia Simmons, regent: “We went after” candidates, didn’t just look for those seeking jobs.

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.