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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · United States

UW–Madison launches CALS dean search, inviting views at open sessions on 18–19 November

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has started looking for a new dean of CALS and is collecting views from its community by survey and at open sessions.

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Why it matters: UW–Madison community members wanting a say in who leads CALS can respond to a survey or attend open sessions on 18 or 19 November.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has announced the launch of its search for a CALS dean.

The university said people across its community may share their views with the committee running the search by completing a survey online.

According to the university, open sessions for hearing community views are being held on 18 and 19 November.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

UW–Madison community members who want to influence the choice of the next CALS dean have two routes, the online survey and the open sessions on 18 and 19 November.

What to watch

  • The university's open sessions to gather views for the CALS dean search take place on 18 and 19 November.

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