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Regents confirm Blank as next UW-Madison chancellor
Friday, May 5, 2013
Rebecca M. Blank was approved as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison today, Friday, April 5. Blank, an economist who currently serves as the acting
secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, was appointed by a
unanimous vote of the UW System Board of Regents. She will begin her
appointment in mid-to-late July, succeeding David Ward, who has served
as interim chancellor for the past two years.
"I can't tell you how very proud I am to be joining one of the world's great universities," Blank says.
For complete details, including her biography, CV and reaction to her appointment, visit the chancellor search website.
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