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Iowa Board of Regents approves first steps in UNI president search

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Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a national search to replace the University of Northern Iowa’s leader as President Mark Nook prepares for retirement. Board Counsel Aimee Claeys said during the Nov. 12 board meeting that with board approval, which was given unanimously, board staff will seek applicants Friday for potential search-firm partners and also begin developing a search committee. “We fully anticipate that this search will follow the cadence and process that we have used quite successfully in recent searches,” Claeys said, referring to the search that ended with David Cook being selected as Iowa State University’s new president in 2025. On Oct. 23, Nook announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2026-2027 academic year, with the promise of staying on until a new president is chosen and comes to campus.

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