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Designing educators
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design has announced that Gwendolyn Freed will become the school’s 20th president.
Freed’s appointment at MCAD will begin on June 1.
Among other roles in higher education, she’s previously served as vice president for marketing and communication at Gustavus Adolphus College and interim director of the University of Minnesota School of Music.
Freed has a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the U of M.
Freed will replace Sanjit Sethi, who’s led MCAD since 2019.
