New U of M President answers questions from MPR audience 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.11:00 a.m.
Guests
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.
Garrison Keillor interviews Walter Mondale As part of the Common Good Books series, Garrison Keillor talks to former Vice President Walter Mondale about his new book, "The Good Fight." They appeared together on the stage of the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul.12:00 p.m.
Guests
Walter Mondale: Former Vice President of the United States, former US Senator, former Minnesota Attorney General, former US Ambassador to Japan.
Garrison Keillor: Host of A Prairie Home Companion. Author, writer, radio host, and proprietor, Common Good Books in St. Paul.