After a complaint filed with the Department of Education in December, current faculty and former affiliates share their stances on being able to speak about controversial issues on University platforms.

TV producer, skeptic and a former regent weigh in on Sasquatch and other mysterious Minnesotan creatures.

Out of the 29 applicants, some notable names include former regent Michael Hsu, law professor Richard Painter and USG president Flora Yang. Regents Steve Sviggum and Darrin Rosha did not reapply for their seats.

After Senator Greg Clausen’s appointment to the chair of the Regent Candidate Advisory Council, his funding from the Maroon and Gold Political Action Committee raises questions over the ethics of the regent selection process in the lead up to next year’s elections.

After losing re-election to the Board of Regents in 2021, the former regent recently submitted his application to the Regent Candidate Advisory Council for the upcoming 2023 regent elections.