University of Minnesota Board of Regents: Women hold majority for first time in history

For the first time since the University of Minnesota was founded more than 150 years ago, women make up the majority of its governing board. The Minnesota House and Senate met in a joint session Monday to elect four members to the Board of Regents. Three of the members chosen were women, making for a total of eight women and four men on the board. "The fact that they went with a majority of women is really significant signaling to a lot of the faculty and the staff that are...