The far-reaching search to replace outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will begin immediately, and whoever will be the next chief Badger has a significant void to fill.
“John Wiley is leaving the UW at the top of its game. He has left the university in excellent shape,” said Tom Loftus, a member of the Board of Regents and former Democratic speaker of the Assembly and candidate for governor in 1990. “His timing is perfect: The chancellor’s home will be ready for a new occupant, a new biennium will be starting in the Legislature, and the university’s reputation is at its zenith.”
Loftus said the search is “wide open, and we’ll undoubtedly look internationally. I’m sure pay will be an issue as the choices are narrowed.”