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Campus Connection: Lessons for UW-Madison from University of Virginia?s leadership crisis

Although the soap opera that unfolded at the University of Virginia over the past few weeks was must-see drama for those with close ties to the school and for many within academia, the brouhaha between the institution?s president and governing board generally failed to catch the attention of the public. But perhaps it should, several members of the UW-Madison faculty told me in recent conversations and email exchanges.