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Committee approves consent report including conferral of tenure on 11 hires

Mission Fulfillment Committee, University of Minnesota Board of Regents · June 13, 2025

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Summary

The committee approved the consent report, which included new academic program items and recommended conferral of tenure for 11 external hires, including Dr. R. Kip Guy as the new dean of the College of Pharmacy; the motion passed by voice vote.

Provost Croson presented the consent report to the Mission Fulfillment Committee, summarizing new academic programs, program changes and discontinuations, and recommending conferral of tenure for 11 outside hires. Croson noted the inclusion of the university's newest dean, Dr. R. Kip Guy, as a tenure recommendation for the College of Pharmacy.

After brief comments from regents praising the incoming faculty, the committee moved and seconded approval of the consent report and approved it by voice vote. No roll-call votes were recorded in the committee session.