Eric Kaler and his wife, Karen, wait in the hall at the McNamara Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, as the school's Board of Regents vote on whether to award him the job of University of Minnesota President. (MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel)
New U of M President answers questions from MPR audience
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Eric Kaler will be the University of Minnesota President in July 2011. He joins Midday to answer questions about University priorities, funding, tuition, academics, sports and more.
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Eric Kaler: Incoming president of the University of Minnesota (July 2011). Provost, Stony Brook University in New York and Vice President for Brookhaven National Laboratory Affairs. PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota.
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