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U of M closer to naming Joan Gabel as its next president
A week of interviews, handshakes, car rides and public forums at all five University of Minnesota campuses is over, and now Joan Gabel awaits a decision on whether or not she'll be the next president of the University of Minnesota.
U president finalist Joan Gabel begins statewide tour
Following a Twin Cities visit Monday, Gabel is heading to Morris and Crookston Wednesday, then Duluth and Rochester on Thursday. Her final interview is on Friday with the Board of Regents, which is expected to make a decision in the next few weeks.
The school principal described Monday's confrontation as the product of the "poor choices of a few individuals." The altercation follows similar incidents last week.
Missoula: Rape and the justice system in a college town
Jon Krakauer discusses his newest book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town."
South Carolina provost poised to be next U of M president
Joan Gabel, currently the University of South Carolina's chief academic officer and provost, was named the sole finalist Wednesday to take over the University of Minnesota. She'll be the first woman to lead the system.