{"id":2,"date":"2026-05-28T16:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-30T20:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:22:05","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Regents Selects New President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has selected Dr. Tonjanita (Tonja) L. Johnson as the next President to lead the Universities of Wisconsin. Her appointment will begin on or about Jan. 1, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Presidential Search Committee recommended Dr. Johnson to the full Board of Regents following public forums; meetings with chancellors, UWs staff leadership, and others; and interviews with a diverse 24-member committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Johnson is currently serving as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Alabama System, a position she has held since 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/news\/archive\/universities-of-wisconsin-board-of-regents-selects-tonjanita-tonja-l-johnson-as-next-uws-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read News Release<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr. Tonja Johnson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FYmWYFEJWFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-background-color-block angle-top alignfull has-dark-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Universities of Wisconsin <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Universities of Wisconsin serve approximately 164,500 students. Awarding more than 37,000 degrees annually, these 13 public universities are Wisconsin\u2019s talent pipeline, putting graduates in position to increase their earning power, contribute to their communities, and make Wisconsin a better place to live. Nearly 90% of in-state Universities of Wisconsin graduates stay in the state five years after earning a degree. The Universities of Wisconsin also contribute to the richness of Wisconsin\u2019s culture and economy with cutting-edge and life-changing research, new companies and patents, and boundless creative and intellectual energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a constellation of universities statewide, our two nationally recognized Research I universities in Madison and Milwaukee together with 10 comprehensive universities and Wisconsin\u2019s only polytechnic university offer a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs \u2013 including doctoral and professional degrees \u2013 providing unlimited opportunities to explore, learn, and thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/06\/constellation-987x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/06\/constellation-987x1024.png 987w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/06\/constellation-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/06\/constellation-768x796.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/presidential-search-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/06\/constellation.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History and Mission <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Wisconsin System was created by legislation in 1971 through the merger of two public university systems under a single Board of Regents, but its roots date to the mid-1800s, when both the land-grant university in Madison and nine normal schools were founded around the state. In October 2023, the University of Wisconsin System announced its rebrand as the Universities of Wisconsin to place the emphasis on the universities and their students, faculty, and staff, not the administrative structure. The name change was also intended to increase general awareness of public higher education and its value in Wisconsin and to address the need for greater public understanding of how our individual universities are part of a collective network and brand. The Universities of Wisconsin are known throughout the world for the Wisconsin Idea, a long and deep tradition that signifies a general principle: that education should influence people\u2019s lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission of the Universities of Wisconsin is to develop human resources, to discover and disseminate knowledge, to extend knowledge and its application beyond the boundaries of its campuses, and to serve and stimulate society by developing in students heightened intellectual, cultural, and humane sensitivities, scientific, professional and technological expertise, and a sense of purpose. Inherent in this broad mission are methods of instruction, research, extended training, and public service designed to educate people and improve the human condition. Basic to every purpose of the Universities of Wisconsin is the search for truth.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has selected Dr. Tonjanita (Tonja) L. Johnson as the next President to lead the Universities of Wisconsin. Her appointment will begin on or about Jan. 1, 2027. 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