July 2011: Eric Kaler becomes the 16th president of the University of Minnesota.
July 2012: The U's Board of Regents tightens oversight of executive compensation and ends special leaves for outgoing administrators, a policy drafted by Kaler's staff after the uproar over a series of severance packages approved by the previous president.
June 2013: The U freezes tuition for two years as part of a deal Kaler struck with legislators in exchange for more state funding.
September 2013: Kaler pledges to make $90 million in administrative cuts over six years in plan to "work smarter" at a time when some people believe the university is "fat and bloated." The U had been singled out the year before in a Wall Street Journal report on runaway administrative costs. That report, although disputed by U leaders, drew criticism from some legislators.
July 2014: The Board of Regents extends Kaler's contract to 2020 and raises his pay, praising him as an "outstanding leader."
February 2015: U students take over Kaler's office, alleging racial and ethnic discrimination on campus. Thirteen are arrested after they refuse to leave.
March 2015: The U suspends psychiatric drug studies after a review found problems with oversight and safety monitoring. Kaler acknowledges the U made "misleading or inaccurate" statements after the death of Dan Markingson, a patient who killed himself a decade before while participating in a schizophrenia drug trial.
August 2015: Athletic director Norwood Teague resigns amid revelations he sexually harassed two female university employees.
September 2016: Longtime Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson is fired over his handling of alleged drug offenses involving more than a dozen wrestlers.
