Craig Thompson, a government affairs professional with more than 30 years of experience across local, county, state and federal levels, has been appointed vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Thompson, who …
Office of the Provost Announcement
CIO Lois Brooks to retire
Lois Brooks, chief information officer and vice provost for information technology at UW–Madison, has announced plans to retire in the first quarter of 2025. Brooks was named to the role by then-provost Sarah Mangelsdorf in …
Brittingham Wisconsin Trust and Evjue Foundation call for proposals
The UW-Madison Office of the Provost is pleased to announce a call for grant proposals for funding from the Brittingham Wisconsin Trust and the Evjue Foundation. The deadline for Brittingham Wisconsin Trust grant proposals is …
UW-Madison’s Graduate School moves to Office of the Provost
After a transition spanning several months, the Graduate School will move administrative homes on July 1, 2024, from a component of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to reporting to the Office of …
UW–Madison names Haddix new School of Education dean
Marcelle Haddix has been chosen as the next dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Haddix has held numerous leadership positions in her 16 years at Syracuse University and currently serves …
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska named UW–Madison vice chancellor for research
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska will serve as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s vice chancellor for research. Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin named Brzezinska, a longtime Ohio State University engineering professor and GPS researcher, to the post today. She …
Jonathan Levine to become dean of UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
Jonathan Levine, a professor of veterinary neurology and the head of small animal clinical sciences at Texas A&M University, has been selected as the next leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. …
New vice provost for UW-Madison Libraries chosen
Erla P. Heyns, associate professor and associate dean for learning at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies in West Lafayette, Ind., has been selected as the next university librarian and vice provost for …
Beth Dawson has joined UW-Madison ombuds
Interim Provost Eric Wilcots has appointed Beth Dawson, emerit academic staff member, as a University of Wisconsin—Madison ombuds. Dawson began her three-year term on June 1. Read the full story.
La Tarte named DAPIR vice provost
Allison La Tarte has been selected as the vice provost for Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read full article.