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The Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) is a United States based research institute founded by the Minnesota state legislature within the University of Minnesota Duluth. NRRI is a non-profit, applied research organization, established with a mission to improve the economy of Minnesota.
The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a public university in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. [10] It is part of the University of Minnesota system. UMD offers 17 bachelor's degrees in 87 majors, graduate programs in 24 different fields, a two-year program at the School of Medicine, and a four-year College of Pharmacy program. [8] [11]
Black began his tenure as Chancellor of the University of Minnesota Duluth on August 1, 2010. [2] Before becoming Chancellor at UMD, he worked for Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, where he served as vice president for academic affairs from 2002 until he was promoted to provost and vice president for academic affairs in 2006.
The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul is Minnesota's largest private university or college [5] with a fall 2010 enrollment of 10,815 students. [6] Center City –based Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies is the state's smallest postsecondary institution, while Century College in White Bear Lake is Minnesota's largest community and ...
The system is the largest higher education system in Minnesota (separate from the University of Minnesota system) and the third largest in the United States, educating more than 300,000 students annually. [5] It is governed by a 15-member board of trustees appointed by the governor, which has broad authority to run the system.
The University of Minnesota was founded in Minneapolis in 1851 as a college preparatory school, seven years prior to Minnesota's statehood. [13] It struggled in its early years and relied on donations to stay open from donors, including South Carolina Governor William Aiken Jr. [23] [24]
Students United, formerly called the Minnesota State University Student Association or MSUSA, is a non-profit organization funded and operated by students. The Association serves nearly 65,000 students attending Minnesota's seven state universities: Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Metropolitan State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, St. Cloud State ...
Mike Hatch - former Minnesota Attorney General (1999–2007); 2006 candidate for governor; Emily Larson - mayor of Duluth (2016–2024) John Linder - former nine-term Congressman representing Georgia's 4th, 7th, and 11th districts; Don Ness - mayor of Duluth (2008–2016) Yvonne Prettner Solon - lieutenant governor of Minnesota 2011–2015