UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN | SEARCH FOR LEADERSHIP UW system is expected to spend $461,000 finding next president, UW-Madison chancellor SABINE MARTIN Jun 23, 2026 Jun 23, 2026 Updated Jul 6, 2026 × Chancellor Mnookin reflects on her decision to call police to disperse the 2023 encampment that was on the Library Mall. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UW-Madison is searching for its next chancellor at the same time recruitment is underway to find a new Universities of Wisconsin president.kAmu:==:?8 E96 5F2= 9:89\C2?<:?8 A@DED :D 6IA64E65 E@ 4@DE >@C6 E92? Sce`[___[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 (:D4@?D:? $E2E6 y@FC?2= C6G:6H @7 E96 4@?EC24ED :?G@=G65 :? 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WATCH: UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin talks police presence at pro-Palestinian encampment Chancellor Mnookin reflects on her decision to call police to disperse the 2023 encampment that was on the Library Mall.
What does the end of Ridglan Farm’s beagle breeding operation mean for medical research? Ridglan Farms was the second-largest industrial-scale beagle breeding operation in the country.
UW Health pollen station forecasts when you'll have your sneezing fits A small box on top of UW Health’s University Hospital roof that collects microscopic pollen is part of a nationwide project to document allerg…
Some UW branch campuses to charge the same as their larger parent institutions UW-Green Bay and UW-Whitewater are raising tuition at their two-year campuses to match their main institutions’ rates.
Regents approve tuition hike for UW system undergraduates It’s the fourth consecutive year the UW Board of Regents has increased tuition since a 10-year-long freeze ended in 2023.
What does UW-Madison want in its next chancellor? For starters, students say there’s some healing to do In interviews with the Wisconsin State Journal, students and faculty alike said they want to be heard and included in decisions.
Eligible UW system employees to get 2% raises More than 2,300 faculty members in high-demand fields across the UW system also received raises in May.
Eligible UW system employees to get 2% raises More than 2,300 faculty members in high-demand fields across the UW system also received raises in May.
Here’s the latest on UW-Madison’s chancellor search The new UW-Madison chancellor will work with Shawn Eichorst, who served as a senior administrator for the Badgers from 2006 to 2011.
Regents privately discussed UW system president Jay Rothman’s firing for months, records show The UW Board of Regents fired Jay Rothman on April 7 over a loss of confidence in his leadership. New records reveal some of the tensions behi…
