As new regents arrive, University of Minnesota faces a series of complicated challenges

As new regents arrive, University of Minnesota faces a series of complicated challenges

ST. PAUL — There are four empty seats on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents that will get filled soon by Gov. Tim Walz, who has been interviewing candidates this week for the coveted slots. It’s not clear how many of the more than two dozen applicants scored interviews with Walz or what kind of leaders he is seeking for the governing board at the state’s land-grant university. The DFL governor could make his picks any day. The slots ar…