Meet the finalists for UW-Madison chancellor

Marie Miranda, a former provost at University of Notre Dame, wants to foster an environment of belonging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

One of five finalists for UW-Madison chancellor, Miranda spoke in a public forum Thursday at the Memorial Union and discussed her record of promoting inclusion at Notre Dame, from providing more resources for students of color to offering free university-branded gear, aka “swag.” 

University of Pittsburgh provost Ann Cudd sees higher education’s potential to inspire people and create knowledge that benefits the world. 

“Our top research universities have a particular role to promote academic and research excellence at the leading edge,” said Cudd, one of five finalists for chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “That excellence needs to also be disseminated widely and equitably.” 

Jennifer Mnookin, dean of the UCLA School of Law, says the Wisconsin Idea can serve as a national and global model for public universities. 

One of five finalists for University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor, Mnookin said the university’s tenet of education extending beyond the classroom has even benefitted her own family. 

When computer science professor Daniel Reed first met with administrators at the University of Utah, he read them a children’s book called “What Do You Do with an Idea?”

“What the book says is that an idea can change the world,” said Reed, one of five University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalists. “We help each new generation and we help them realize their dreams. That’s what our educational model is all about.” 

Marie Miranda, a former provost at University of Notre Dame, wants to foster an environment of belonging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

One of five finalists for UW-Madison chancellor, Miranda spoke in a public forum Thursday at the Memorial Union and discussed her record of promoting inclusion at Notre Dame, from providing more resources for students of color to offering free university-branded gear, aka “swag.” 

University of Pittsburgh provost Ann Cudd sees higher education’s potential to inspire people and create knowledge that benefits the world. 

“Our top research universities have a particular role to promote academic and research excellence at the leading edge,” said Cudd, one of five finalists for chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “That excellence needs to also be disseminated widely and equitably.” 

Jennifer Mnookin, dean of the UCLA School of Law, says the Wisconsin Idea can serve as a national and global model for public universities. 

One of five finalists for University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor, Mnookin said the university’s tenet of education extending beyond the classroom has even benefitted her own family. 

When computer science professor Daniel Reed first met with administrators at the University of Utah, he read them a children’s book called “What Do You Do with an Idea?”

“What the book says is that an idea can change the world,” said Reed, one of five University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalists. “We help each new generation and we help them realize their dreams. That’s what our educational model is all about.”