UW–Madison chancellor special regent committee announces three finalists

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On the recommendation of the 23-member Search & Screen Committee, the Special Regent Committee for the UW–Madison Chancellor Search has identified three finalists who have agreed to be interviewed for the position and appear at public forums next week.

The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:

• Rashid Bashir, Dean, College of Engineering, and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• John Coleman, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Radenka Maric, President and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

Presentation dates

The finalists will appear separately at public forums next week as follows:

• Monday, Nov. 9, 4:30–5:30 p.m., Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street
  • Rashid Bashir
• Thursday, Nov. 12, 4:30–5:30 p.m., Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street
  • John Coleman
• Friday, Nov. 13, 4:30–5:30 p.m., Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street
  • Radenka Maric

Students, staff, faculty, and members of the public are invited to attend the public forums, which will be held in person and will not be livestreamed. A feedback form will be available at the chancellor search page: https://go.wisc.edu/finalist_feedback. The form will be open until 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.

The finalists will also interview with UW–Madison students, staff governance members, and deans; external partners; and others.

To select the next UW–Madison chancellor, the Regents convened a 23-member Search and Screen Committee, including UW–Madison students, faculty and staff, alumni and community stakeholders. The Search and Screen Committee, led by Universities of Wisconsin Regent Amy B. Bogost, chair, and UW–Madison Division of Extension Professor Annie Jones, vice chair, reviewed candidates and recommended qualified candidates to the Special Regent Committee, which determined finalists. After the interviews and forums, the Special Regent Committee will deliberate and forward a recommendation to the full Board of Regents, which will make the final decision on hiring the next UW–Madison chancellor. The process follows Universities of Wisconsin hiring policies, and the next chancellor will report to the President of the Universities of Wisconsin.

Biographical information and photos of each candidate are available online: https://chancellorsearch.wisc.edu/

UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the Universities of Wisconsin. It is recognized internationally for its rigorous academics, ground-breaking discovery, and rich student experience, as well as its steadfast commitment to public service, a core campus principle known as the Wisconsin Idea.