UW-MadisonTuesday, November 10
The first of three UW-Madison chancellor finalists made his pitch, and two more are up this week
The 608today team
If you have opinions on who should run UW-Madison, you have until Saturday to share them. Rashid Bashir, engineering dean at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, pitched himself to more than 100 people at the Memorial Union on Monday, saying the university's "best days are ahead." He also took on AI and campus safety, saying AI needs "a steering wheel so we can guide it."
Three finalists are in the running, and none is an internal candidate
| Finalist | Current job | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid Bashir | Illinois engineering dean | Dean since 2018 |
| John Coleman | Illinois provost | UW faculty for over 20 years |
| Radenka Maric | UConn president | President since 2022 |
Sources: In Business Madison, USA TODAY
Bashir is one of three finalists announced Thursday. Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots isn't one of them, and USA TODAY reports an alumni advisory board sent a letter voicing "disappointment, frustration and incredulity." The Board of Regents will appoint the next chancellor, who would succeed Jennifer Mnookin, who left in May for Columbia University.
- Where: Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
- Time: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. each day
- In person only; the forums won't be livestreamed
- Questions were submitted ahead of time
The finalist forums run through Friday, and feedback closes Saturday
- Nov. 9Bashir presented to more than 100 people at Tripp Commons.
- Nov. 12Coleman is set to present; regents committee scheduled to begin interviews.
- Nov. 13Maric is set to present at 4:30 p.m.
- Nov. 14Online feedback survey closes at 10:30 a.m.
Sources: The Capital Times, In Business Madison
Sources: The Capital Times, WKOW, In Business Madison, USA TODAY