History
| Number | Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Watts Folwell | 1869–1884 |
| 2nd | Cyrus Northrop | 1884–1911 |
| 3rd | George Vincent | 1911–1917 |
| 4th | Marion Burton | 1917–1920 |
| 5th | Lotus Coffman | 1920–1938 |
| 6th | Guy Stanton Ford | 1938–1941 |
| 7th | Walter Coffey | 1941–1945 |
| 8th | James Morrill | 1945–1960 |
| 9th | O. Meredith Wilson | 1960–1967 |
| 10th | Malcolm Moos | 1967–1974 |
| E. W. Ziebarth | 1974–1974 (interim) | |
| 11th | C. Peter Magrath | 1974–1984 |
| 12th | Kenneth H. Keller | 1984–1985 (interim) 1985–1988 |
| Richard J. Sauer | 1988–1989 (interim) | |
| 13th | Nils Hasselmo | 1989–1997 |
| 14th | Mark G. Yudof | 1997–2002 |
| 15th | Robert H. Bruininks | 2002–2011 |
| 16th | Eric W. Kaler | 2011–present |
The University of Minnesota was founded in Minneapolis in 1851 as a college preparatory school, seven years prior to Minnesota's statehood. As such, the U enjoys much autonomy from other operations of the state government. The school was closed during the American Civil War, but reopened in 1867. Minneapolis businessman John Sargent Pillsbury is known today as the "Father of the University", and aided the campus through financial troubles as a regent, state senator, and governor. The Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act also helped provide funding for the U.
In 1869 the school reorganized and became an institution of higher education. William Watts Folwell served as the U's first president. An official residence known as Eastcliff has been used by six university presidents since 1958. The 20-room house, originally built by lumber baron Edward Brooks, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
During the traditional autumn through spring year, classes are not held on Thanksgiving Day or the Friday after, and the school traditionally has an extended break covering Christmas and New Year's Day. Classes don't resume in January until the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A week-long spring break occurs after the eighth week of the spring term, which sometimes coincides with Easter.
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