University of Wisconsin Board of Regents votes to fire system President Jay Rothman

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 1,414

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously to fire UW President Jay Rothman on Tuesday, ending his tenure as the leader of UW system campuses and launching the process of finding a new leader.

The regents’ decision to oust Rothman became public last week after the Associated Press obtained letters from Rothman to regents telling them that he would not be resigning from his position after the regents told him to resign …

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