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UW System Announces Jay Rothman as New President

Frederica Freyberg:

One person who will contend with the pandemic at the university is the new system president. Today the UW Board of Regents unanimously voted to name Jay Rothman as the president of the university system. He’s the chairman and CEO of the Milwaukee-based law firm Foley & Lardner. A graduate of Marquette and Harvard Law, he also previously served as chairman of the board of Children’s Wisconsin. In a statement after the vote, Rothman said he is “humbled by the opportunity to lead the UW system.” He will start in his role June first and this reminder, PBS Wisconsin is part of UW-Madison.