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 Jun 23, 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.
