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U of M regents select Jeff Ettinger as interim president

U of M regents select Jeff Ettinger as interim president
U of M regents select Jeff Ettinger as interim president 00:23

MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota has a new leader.

The Board of Regents on Monday selected former DFL congressional candidate Jeff Ettinger as the interim president.

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Ettinger was CEO of Hormel Foods from 2005 until 2016.

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He'll serve a one-year term while the university searches for a longer-term replacement.

Former president Joan Gabel left Minnesota to become the chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh.  

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