UW-MADISON | NEW PROVOST Charles Isbell Jr. named new UW-Madison provost KIMBERLY WETHAL May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 Updated May 1, 2023 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Charles Isbell Jr. will be UW-Madison’s new provost — essentially the university’s second-in-command behind Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. Isbell kAmxD36==[ H9@ 92D DA6?E 2 =2C86 A@CE:@? @7 9:D 42C66C 2E v6@C8:2 %649 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 92D 2 324<8C@F?5 :? 4@>AFE6C D4:6?46[ :D 6IA64E65 E@ DE2CE pF8] `] %96 AC@G@DE :D E96 49:67 24256>:4 @77:46C @G6CD66:?8 2== 65F42E:@?2= AC@8C2>D 2?5 724F=EJ 2?5 @FEC6249 2C62D :?4=F5:?8 E96 &(\tIE6?D:@? 2?5 (:D4@?D:? !F3=:4 |65:2]k^Am Sunburst chairs return to UW-Madison’s Union Terrace for the season on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. kAmp D6=7\56D4C:365 4@>AFE2E:@?2=:DE[ xD36== 92D 366? 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