University of Nebraska system
On January 12, 2015, the Board of Regents unanimously appointed Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015. The University of Nebraska is the state's only public university. It was founded in 1869 in Lincoln, Nebraska, and currently has a total enrollment of over 51,200 students. Bounds announced departure of his service with the University of Nebraska system March 25, 2019. On May 30, 2019, the University of Nebraska announced that Bounds would be succeeded by Susan Fritz, who will serve in an interim capacity until a permanent replacement is found