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Photos: UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin
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Jennifer Mnookin became the 30th chancellor of UW-Madison in 2022. She will leave this spring to be the president of Columbia University.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin walks to the back of the crowd before the start of graduation on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Camp Randall in Madison, Wi.
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Following a meeting with pro-Palestine student protest organizers, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin thanks representatives for attending the session on the campus Thursday.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin says she's an advocate for athletes being compensated for their name, image and likeness but the landscape is "messier than that."
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin speaks to a crowd, with Rabbi Mendel Matusof of Chabad of Madison, at right, during a gathering to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah hosted by Chabad of Madison and UW Hillel at Library Mall, on Dec. 7, 2023.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin speaks during the unveiling of the Ho-Chunk Clan Circle.
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UW-Madison students confront Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, right, as they line the halls outside her office in May 2023.
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Bucky Badger, seen here with Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin at a convocation.
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Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh and Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin speak ahead of a volleyball match.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin speaks during a press conference on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin walks in to a press conference on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Professor of Food Science Scott Rankin introduces a new ice cream flavor, "Mnookie Dough," in honor of UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on Library Mall in 2023.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is greeted by Bucky at a picnic celebrating her investiture on Library Mall Friday.
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Jennifer Mnookin kicked off her first day as chancellor at UW-Madison on Thursday by handing out Babcock Hall ice cream to students, faculty and staff on Bascom Hill.Â
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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is leaving after spring commencement to become the next president of Columbia University.
Jennifer Mnookin, who has served as UW-Madison’s leader since 2022, is leaving the university in May to become Columbia University’s president.
UW-Madison and Columbia, where Jennifer Mnookin is taking the helm, have faced similar challenges, including student protests and heightened scrutiny from the Trump administration.

