Virginia Sapiro, an associate vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will become interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs in October, Chancellor John Wiley announced today.
Sapiro will be the first woman to ever hold the position of the campus’ top academic officer, whether on an interim or permanent basis, said Peter Spear, the current provost. She was a finalist for the provost position in 2001, when Spear was selected.
Spear is moving up his retirement from December to late October, Wiley added.