New Provost at the University of Minnesota

Karen Hanson was named provost at the University of Minnesota, effective February 1. Since 2007, she has been serving as provost at Indiana University in Bloomington and executive vice president of the Indiana University system. Dr. Hanson first joined the Indiana University faculty in 1976 as a lecturer in philosophy.

Dr. Hanson is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Harvard University.