New UWs President: Board of Regents Picks Dr. Tonja Johnson to Lead Universities of Wisconsin

Alabama vice chancellor will lead Universities of Wisconsin

UW-Superior Chancellor Renée Wachter will continue to serve as interim president until Tonja Johnson begins on or around Jan. 1.

Dr. Tonjanita Johnson selected as the next UW System President

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents unanimously selected Dr. Tonjanita Johnson as the next UW System President. The board announced the decision on Friday, Oct. 30. The Presidential Search Committee recommended Johnson to the Board of Regents after public forums, meetings with chancellors and UW system staff leadership, and interviews with a 24-member committee. “I am deeply honored by the confidence the Board of Regent…

New UWs president: Board of Regents picks Dr. Tonja Johnson to lead Universities of Wisconsin

MADISON (WKOW) — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents unanimously selected Dr. Tonjanita (Tonja) L. Johnson as the next UWs president.

Alabama vice chancellor will lead UW system

Tonja Johnson, a senior vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System, will become the next president of the Universities of Wisconsin.

Tonjanita Johnson chosen to be UW system’s new president, first Black woman in the role

Johnson, a senior administrator at the University of Alabama System, is the second woman to lead the Universities of Wisconsin and the first Black woman to serve in the role.

University of Alabama System vice chancellor tapped to lead Universities of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. -- The Universities of Wisconsin will soon be led by Dr. Tonjanita (Tonja) L. Johnson.