ST. PAUL — Four new members gained spots Tuesday, Aug. 12, on the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents, a full third of the board at a time of immense challenge for the land-grant college.

Member at Large Joel Bergstrom is a principal at Orion Search Group, where he leads executive searches for clients across the nonprofit, public, and private sectors.Courtesy of the University of Minnesota

They include a former U.S. ambassador to Norway, a past United Nations food aid counselor who also worked abroad, a doctoral student with a focus on economic planning, and a prominent search firm executive who graduated from the university before pursuing a career in nonprofit leadership.

Gov. Tim Walz announced the appointments after getting more than two dozen applicants.

In a news release,

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