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Chancellor finalists announced By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced the four finalists for the University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor position Thursday. The four finalists are Dr. Rebecca Blank, Dr. Nicholas Jones, Dr. Michael Schill and Dr. Kim Wilcox, according to a UW
System press release. A chancellor search and screen committee, chaired by UW-Madison history professor David McDonald, recommended the four finalists to Reilly and a UW System Board of Regents committee, according to the press release. McDonald said the finalists have a “very strong endorsement” from the committee.
Rebecca Blank
“My colleagues and I feel that these four candidates are distinctive for their fit for the needs of [UW-Madison] at this time,” McDonald said. Cody Ostenson, undergraduate student appointee to the search committee, agreed saying all candidates showed a “visionary outlook” and paid special attention to student financial
issues, public service and the ability to search out new sources of funding. Blank, who is currently Acting Secretary of Commerce at the U.S. Department of Commerce, said if chosen she hopes to increase the university’s global presence while looking into new learning
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Nicholas Jones
Dr. Rebecca M. Blank is cur- at several institutions, includrently serving as the Acting United ing the University of Michigan, States Secretary of Commerce Northwestern University and and has worked at the Princeton University. Department of Commerce She was also a since June 2009. Visiting Fellow with Blank earned a Ph.D the University of in economics from the Wisconsin-Madison Massachusetts Institute Department of of Technology and a Economics in the fall bachelor of sciences in of 1985. economics from the Blank has written BLANK University of Minnesota. and contributed to a Blank has also served number of publications in various teaching positions on poverty and welfare research.
Michael Schill
Dr. Nicholas Jones currently Jones has served in teachserves as the Dean of Whiting ing roles at Johns Hopkins School of Engineering at Johns University and the University of Hopkins University, Illinois. He also served a position he has held as president of the since August 2004. American Association Jones earned his Ph.D for Wind Engineering and master of science from 2009-’10. degree in civil engineerJones’ research and ing from the California publications focus on Institute of Technology aerodynamics, wind and his bachelor of civil hazards and earthJONES engineering from the quakes. He has also University of Auckland received numerous in New Zealand. teaching awards.
Kim Wilcox
Dr. Michael Schill is cur- member and administrator at rently dean and Harry N. Wyatt the University of California Professor of Law at the Los Angeles School University of Chicago of Law, New York Law School. Schill has University School of been serving as dean of Law and University the school since 2010. of Pennsylvania Law Schill earned his proSchool. Schill’s teachfessional graduate degree ing focuses on housfrom Yale Law School and ing and education law. his bachelor of arts degree Schill has also SCHILL from Princeton University. served as an American Schill has previAcademy of Arts and ously served as a faculty Sciences fellow since 2011.
Prior to the start of this masters degrees in speech and year, Dr. Kim Wilcox served hearing science from Purdue as provost and Vice University. He received President for Student his bachelor of arts degree Affairs at Michigan in audiology and speech State University. sciences from Michigan Wilcox left the posiState University. tion for a special Wilcox has held variassignment with advoous teaching and adminiscacy organization trative positions at numerPartnership to Cut ous universities including WILCOX Hunger and Poverty in Michigan State University, Africa this spring. University of Kansas and Wilcox received his Ph.D and University of Missouri-Columbia. graphics by dylan moriarty
Crisis management expert speaks at UW
ASM reacts to Walker’s state budget proposal Student government leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said Thursday they are disappointed Gov. Scott Walker decided to remove the tuition cap from his budget proposal, despite being pleased with the amount of money allocated to the UW System. Associated Students
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Crisis management expert Judy Smith speaks to UW students as part of a student group’s Black History Month celebration.
Expert crisis communicator Judy Smith, who has represented clients including Kobe Bryant, Monica Lewinsky and Michael Vick, spoke at the University of WisconsinMadison Thursday, as part of the Black Law Students Association’s Black History Month celebration. Smith received her law degree from the American University Washington College of Law and was the
first African-American woman to work as the editor of the American University Law Review before starting her career in crisis communication. Smith has since founded her own crisis communication agency, Smith & Company, which has represented clients from athletes and actors to foreign nations. In her speech, Smith advised students to be ready at any time for opportunities. She proved
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”