Student leaders at the University of Minnesota say the pool of candidates vying to fill five open Board of Regents seats lacks diversity and applicants who can relate to students.
The Regent Candidate Advisory Council recently cut the list of candidates down to 10 people, but some council members and students say more could be done to attract younger and more diverse regent candidates.
Joey Daniewicz, a math senior and advisory council member, said he was disappointed that most of the regent applicants weren’t younger or from diverse backgrounds.