Mnookin to become Columbia University president
On July 1, 2026, UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin will become Columbia University’s next president. Mnookin, who has served as UW–Madison’s 30th leader since August 2022, has in her tenure overseen the university’s rise in important national rankings, improved student outcomes, achieved record fundraising success, and helped make a UW–Madison education affordable and accessible for more Wisconsin students. “My time at UW–Madison has been life-changing and so much of that is attributable to the talented and deeply committed faculty, students, and staff who call our institution home, and who strive to bring the Wisconsin Idea to life,” Mnookin says.
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Mnookin to assume presidency at Columbia University
Mnookin, who has served as UW–Madison chancellor since Aug. 2022, will depart for Columbia at the end of the academic year.
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Welcome, @lewis_sheats! Looking forward to your leadership of our new Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub to help us build on our legacy of transforming Badger ideas into real impact.
Lewis Sheats has been named the inaugural associate vice chancellor and executive director of the new Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub — a campuswide initiative designed to elevate how #UWMadison supports founders and launches new ventures.
Learn more: https://news.wisc.edu/lewis-sheats-named-inaugural-leader-of-uws-wisconsin-entrepreneurship-hub/
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