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UW-Madison's third and final chancellor finalist made her case to campus Friday

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If you follow the UW-Madison chancellor search, you've now heard from all three finalists. UConn President Radenka Maric made her case Friday, stressing research, affordability and student support.

“I had the honor to meet your late Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who became my mentor.”

Radenka Maric, University of Connecticut president

Three finalists each held a public forum at Tripp Commons

FinalistCurrent jobForum
Rashid BashirDean, Illinois engineering collegeMon., Nov. 9
John ColemanIllinois provostThu., Nov. 12
Radenka MaricUConn presidentFri., Nov. 13

She joins Rashid Bashir and John Coleman, both of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as finalists named Nov. 5. A special regent committee will send a recommendation to the , which makes the final hiring decision. The search follows nearly 10 months without a permanent chancellor, and the College of Letters and Science Board of Visitors wrote to the regents' president to object that Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots was left out.

  • Forums: open to anyone, not livestreamed
  • Feedback form closes: 10:30 a.m. today, Sat., Nov. 14
  • Where forums were held: , 800 Langdon St.

The chancellor search moves from forums to the regents

  1. Nov. 5A special regent committee names Bashir, Coleman and Maric as finalists.
  2. Nov. 9Rashid Bashir holds the first public forum at .
  3. Nov. 12John Coleman holds the second public forum.
  4. Nov. 13Radenka Maric holds the final public forum.
  5. Nov. 14The online feedback form closes at 10:30 a.m.

Sources: WKOW, The Daily Cardinal, Spectrum News Milwaukee, Channel 3000

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  1. The Daily Cardinal8 hours ago

    Chancellor candidates discuss goals for UW-Madison at forums amid campus pushback regarding search and selection process, on The Daily Cardinal

    Chancellor finalists Rashid Bashir, John Coleman and Radenka Marić presented their visions for leading the University of Wisconsin-Madison at three forums at Memorial Union this past week.

  2. The Capital Times13 hours ago

    Students raise concerns over finalist for UW-Madison's next chancellor, on The Capital Times

    Roughly 20 students, faculty and staff held a rally ahead of Radenka Maric's visit Friday. Maric is president at the University of Connecticut.