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Joan Gabel, president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota system and its Twin Cities campus, has been named as the University of Pittsburgh’s 19th and first woman chancellor. Pitt’s Board of Trustees voted Monday at a special meeting to make her chancellor-elect. She will succeed Patrick Gallagher, 60,

Pitt’s new Chancellor-elect Joan Gabel will receive a $950,000 annual base salary, marking a 36% increase compared to Patrick Gallagher’s current salary.

Gabel was appointed Monday by the university’s Board of Trustees. She will lead the system and oversee 14,000 staff who educate 34,000 students.

The University of Pittsburgh has its next chancellor and she will be the first woman to lead Pitt in its more than 200-year history.

The president and CEO of the University of Minnesota that spans five campuses and serves more than 68,000 students will take over the helm at the University of Pittsburgh on July 1.

The University of Pittsburgh has announced Joan Gabel, who is currently serving as the University of Minnesota's president and chief executive, will be leading the school as its 19th chancellor.

Joan T.A. Gabel was named the university’s 19th chancellor on Monday.

The university’s board of trustees approved Gabel’s hiring as the school’s 19th chancellor following a seven-month search process that vetted candidates from all over the country as well as overseas.

Joan Gabel, who is currently serving as the University of Minnesota’s president and chief executive, has been named the University of Pittsburgh's chancellor.

University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel is leaving the university.