Mnookin, Rothman share messages announcing Wilcots to be UW–Madison interim chancellor
Wilcots, currently dean of the College of Letters & Science, will assume the interim chancellor role on May 17.
Eric Wilcots named as interim chancellor of UW–Madison
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman has named Eric Wilcots as interim chancellor of UW–Madison effective May 17.
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Congratulations to current @UWMadisonLS Dean Eric Wilcots for his appointment as UW–Madison’s interim chancellor effective May 17.
Read more: https://www.wisconsin.edu/news/archive/dr-eric-wilcots-named-as-interim-chancellor-of-uw-madison/
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https://madison.com/news/local/education/university/article_a9db919a-703e-4e23-b4a0-c43ed1930926.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
#UWMadison is officially #2 among all public universities in the United States, according to @TIME. When you say Wisconsin, you've said it all! 👐
Read more: https://news.wisc.edu/uw-ranked-no-2-public-university-in-the-u-s-by-time-magazine/
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