Robert Bruininks
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Robert H. Bruininks is the former President of the University of Minnesota
. He was named president on November 8, 2002 after briefly serving as the interim president. He has been employed by the University of Minnesota since 1968. He is the 15th full time president in the history of the University of Minnesota. He is married and has three adult sons.
Bruininks sent a university-wide email on May 5, 2010, stating that the '10-'11 school year would be his last as president of the university. He said, "I have truly treasured this opportunity to serve for the past 13 years as provost and president, but I look forward to returning to the best job I have ever had at this great University--that of professor--and Susan and I look forward to pursuing our personal interests and spending time with family, including our grandchildren." He stepped down as president of the university on June 30, 2011 and will return to teaching as a professor in the Hubert H. Humphrey School for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. He was named president on November 8, 2002 after briefly serving as the interim president. He has been employed by the University of Minnesota since 1968. He is the 15th full time president in the history of the University of Minnesota. He is married and has three adult sons.
Bruininks sent a university-wide email on May 5, 2010, stating that the '10-'11 school year would be his last as president of the university. He said, "I have truly treasured this opportunity to serve for the past 13 years as provost and president, but I look forward to returning to the best job I have ever had at this great University--that of professor--and Susan and I look forward to pursuing our personal interests and spending time with family, including our grandchildren." He stepped down as president of the university on June 30, 2011 and will return to teaching as a professor in the Hubert H. Humphrey School for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.