UW–Madison chancellor finalists announced

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Candidate interviews and forums for the three finalists for chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be held next week on the UW–Madison campus, the university announced Thursday.

The three finalists are: Rashid Bashir, dean of the 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; and Radenka Maric, president and board of trustees distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut.

Radenka Maric
Radenka Maric, the 17th president of the University of Connecticut, at the Science 1 Research Center on the main campus in Storrs on Aug. 15, 2024. (UConn Photo)

The finalists will appear separately at public forums next week. Each interview will take place at Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

The schedule is as follows:

  • Rashid Bashir on Monday, Nov. 9, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
  • John Coleman on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
  • Radenka Maric on Friday, Nov. 13, from 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir. UW photo.

Students, faculty and members of the public are invited to attend the public forums.

The forums will be held in person and will not be livestreamed.

John Coleman
John Coleman. UW photo.

A feedback form will be available on the chancellor search page and remain open until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Following the interviews, a committee of the UW Board of Regents will deliberate and forward a recommendation to the full Board of Regents, which will make the final hiring decision.

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