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UW-Madison chancellor finalist John Coleman highlights university ties, higher education challenges

Dr. John Coleman spoke for an hour Thursday, emphasizing his history with UW-Madison as a major reason he wants to return.

Coleman serves as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he also teaches political science. But he’s no stranger to Madison, having spent 22 years on UW-Madison’s political science faculty.