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Regents approve consent report including new CS+X degree and minor research policy change

University of Minnesota Board of Regents Mission Fulfillment Committee · February 11, 2026

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Summary

The Mission Fulfillment Committee approved the consent report by voice vote, which included program discontinuation corrections, new academic programs (notably a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary computing 'CS + X'), conferral of tenure on two faculty, and a minor Regents policy change on human-subjects research.

Provost Ben Ritter summarized items on the committee's consent report, including corrections to program-discontinuation dates, new program proposals and small policy adjustments.

Items detailed in the consent report included new academic programs such as a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary computing (referred to as 'CS + X'), the conferral of tenure on two faculty appointments, and a minor change to the Regents' policy on research involving human participants to align with federal regulations. The provost described program discontinuations as part of routine program-review practices.

Regent Wheeler moved to approve the consent report and a second was recorded. Chair Johnson called for a voice vote; the motion was approved. The committee did not separate any items for individual consideration.

No additional substantive policy changes were presented at the meeting; presenters offered to answer follow-up questions on the consent items if Regents sought additional detail.