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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.
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
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.
No. Image Name Term Notes 1 William Watts Folwell: 1869 - 1884 2 Cyrus Northrop: 1884 - 1911 3 George Edgar Vincent: 1911 - 1917 4 Marion Burton: 1917 - 1920
Ruby Pernell, former professor, University of Minnesota; first African American faculty member hired at a state flagship university in the 20th century; Laurence E. Peterson, professor, University of California, San Diego; Francis J. Pettijohn, former professor, Johns Hopkins University; Mark Pharis, professor, University of Minnesota
Between 1977 and 2022, Gallian ran forty-three Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs at the University of Minnesota Duluth. [5] [6] The program has been funded by the University of Minnesota Duluth grants from the National Science Foundation (40+ years) and the National Security Agency (30+ years). It is one of the oldest and ...
The University of Minnesota was founded in Minneapolis in 1851 as a college preparatory school, seven years prior to Minnesota's statehood. [14] It struggled in its early years and relied on donations to stay open from donors, including South Carolina Governor William Aiken Jr. [23] [24]