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UW-Madison provost named next chancellor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

UW-Madison Provost Charles Isbell, Jr. is moving south and getting a big promotion. He’ll be the next chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Isbell, who has been a provost at UW since 2023, will also serve as the vice president of the University of Illinois System. He starts work on July 16.