Universities of Wisconsin Regents Unanimously Select Dr. Tonjanita Johnson as Next President, Starting Around January 2027
The Board of Regents of the Universities of Wisconsin voted unanimously on November 2 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, to select Dr. Tonjanita L. Johnson as the system's next president. Her new role officially begins on or around January 1, 2027.
Dr. Johnson currently serves as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Alabama System. She previously held executive leadership positions at the University of Tennessee System, Stony Brook University, Middle Tennessee State University and Mississippi Valley State University, and holds degrees from the University of Alabama and Jackson State University. She expressed deep gratitude for the board's decision, emphasizing public higher education's vital role in driving innovation, economic vitality and opportunity across Wisconsin.
Interim President Renée Wachter will continue serving until Dr. Johnson assumes office, after which Wachter will return to leading UW-Superior. The Universities of Wisconsin is the state's public university system, and its president oversees the academic and administrative affairs of its campuses.
(Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校巴斯科姆大楼。Michael Barera 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. By Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
