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UConn President Radenka Maric is a finalist for the University of Wisconsin–Madison chancellor job

If you've been following the UConn leadership question, there's a new wrinkle. President Radenka Maric is one of three finalists for chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the school announced Thursday.

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Maric is one of three Wisconsin–Madison chancellor finalists

FinalistCurrent role
Radenka MaricUConn president
Rashid BashirEngineering dean, Illinois Urbana-Champaign
John ColemanProvost, Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Daily Hartfordto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

UConn's Maric is a finalist for Wisconsin's top campus job

Plus, Hartford schools cut special ed vacancies and the MDC holds a Monday hearing on water bills

The TLDR

  1. UConn's Radenka Maric is a finalist for Wisconsin–Madison chancellor
  2. Bristol Central falls 45-28 to South Windsor
  3. Hartford's special ed vacancy rate drops from 25% to 9%
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