Communications
Welcome to the Communications archive for the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost (EVPP) at the University of Minnesota. This page serves as a centralized resource, compiling all official messages sent from the EVPP to the University community, including faculty, staff, and students. Here, you can find a comprehensive history of communications on important academic and institutional matters, such as academic policies, leadership announcements, guidance for instructors, and updates on key issues affecting campus life and the classroom.
Provost Ritter welcomes Kristin Bruk Artinger as interim dean of the School of Dentistry beginning July 1, 2026.
President Cunningham and Provost Ritter announce an organizational change for the Office for Student Affairs, effective July 1, 2026.
We are actively recruiting candidates for a national search for a vice provost of enrollment management. We encourage you to share this opportunity with qualified colleagues and leaders both within and beyond higher education.
Institutional Analysis will move under the Provost's office, effective July 1, 2026. The transition creates opportunities to strengthen coordination across institutional planning, assessment, reporting and data-informed decision-making efforts.
After five years of distinguished service as Dean of the School of Dentistry, one year as interim dean and service as associate dean for academic affairs, Dean Keith Mays has announced his decision to retire effective June 30, 2026.
New Student Convocation is one of the first moments when the incoming class of Gophers experience the University as a true academic community — and faculty presence is central to that experience.
Dr. Linda Nagel has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and interim director of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, effective July 1, 2026 and until a permanent dean and director is appointed.
Archived Communications
message sent to all Twin Cities faculty and all instructors on August 29, 2024.
message sent to the Twin Cities Administrative Email list on May 31, 2023.
message sent to Twin Cities faculty and instructors on April 27, 2023.
I am writing to remind you about the potential need to provide accommodations for students observing religious holidays, per the Makeup Work for Legitimate Absences policy.