Holz-Clause To Retire As UM-Crookston Chancellor

Holz-Clause To Retire As UM-Crookston Chancellor

July 2, 2026 News -- KRJB-KRJM-KKCQ 0

CROOKSTON, MN—University of Minnesota-Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause will be retiring at the end of December.  She has been Chancellor at UMC since 2017.  A UMC spokeswoman tells R&J News Holz-Clause plans to move to Iowa to be closer to family.  Starting in January 2027, University of Minnesota-Duluth Chancellor Charles Nies will serve as interim director at Crookston–combining those duties with his job in Duluth.  Nies will have that dual role for 18 months.