President finalist for University of Montana sees ‘community’ at flagship

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 1,254

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Jeremiah Shinn, finalist for the University of Montana president job, said he was drawn to it because of its sense of community, evident in higher education in general but especially in Missoula.

“Certainly there’s a sense of community on a lot of campuses, but there’s a particular brand of it here,” Shinn said. “There’s a sense of belonging and a sense of taking care of one another and a sense of really rooting for …

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