LINCOLN- Last Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents formally selected Dr. Jeffrey Gold to lead as the university's ninth system president. Regents voted 7-1 to appoint Gold, who currently serves as the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to take over the presidency effective July 1st.

Gold will continue to be a surgery professor at UNMC. "The future is bright for this university and, as a result, I believe the future is extremely bright for the state of Nebraska," said Gold after the vote was taken. Gold told reporters present at the meeting that he will likely never finish his to-do list at UNMC, but will continue to work on many of those priorities and strategies across all campuses.

With Gold's elevation, interim NU President Chris Kabourek will return to his role as chief financial officer. Gold also announced that a search for his permanent successor at UNMc will likely be done through a national search. Regent Bob Schafer, board chair, said Regents set out to find a leader who could build on NU's current momentum and "take us to even greater heights."

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