FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- The North Dakota Board of Higher Education has narrowed the list of candidates for university system chancellor from 21 to eight. Former chancellor Robert Potts made the cut.
Seven men and one woman will be invited to participate in video interviews on April 14. The board will then pick finalists for face-to-face interviews.
Potts ran the system for two years. He departed in 2006 after a dispute that started when one college president raised questions about the scope of his authority.
State Sen. Tim Flakoll, who serves as provost for the Tri-College University in Fargo, is among the final eight, as is Paul Turman, vice president for academic affairs for South Dakota's university system.
The other candidates are Sylvia Moore, Michael Thomas, Keith Miller, Mark Hagerott and Robert Donley.