UW-Milwaukee chancellor finalists named

MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman today announced four finalists for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an R1 (Research I) doctoral university that enrolls 23,000 students and offers 214 academic programs.

A Special Regent Committee selected the finalists from a list of candidates identified by a 16-member Search and Screen Committee led by Regent Joan Prince, chair, and Gillian Rodger, Chair and Professor of the Department of Music, Peck School of the Arts, vice chair.

The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:

Thomas Gibson
Chancellor
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

Carol Kim
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, NY

Allan Klotsche
Director of Masters Programs, Lubar College of Business
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Nicolle Parsons-Pollard
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Next week, the candidates will participate in separate campus forums, offering opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community members to interact directly with them. The finalists will also take part in a public conversation.

After reviewing campus feedback, Rothman and the Special Regent Committee, comprised of Regents Amy B. Bogost, Héctor Colón, Jack Salzwedel, and Kyle Weatherly, and chaired by Regent Prince, will interview the finalists. The Special Regent Committee will recommend a single successful candidate to the Board of Regents, which must approve the appointment.

The person selected through this process will be UW-Milwaukee’s 10th leader.

For more information about the candidates, the public conversations, and the search process, see the UW-Milwaukee chancellor search page: uwm.edu/search-screen/chancellor/. For more information about UW-Milwaukee, go to its homepage: uwm.edu.

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