South Dakota Mines to Inaugurate 20th University President

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (Sept. 24, 2025) — South Dakota Mines will inaugurate Dr. Brian Tande as the university’s 20th president today, marking a new era of leadership at the historic engineering and science institution.

Tande, who began his tenure in January, succeeds Dr. Jim Rankin, who retired in 2024 after

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