Wisconsin
Walsh becomes 3rd woman to lead Wisconsin Board of Regents
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Karen Walsh is the brand new president of the Wisconsin Board of Regents. Walsh takes over after serving as vice chairman for the previous yr. She ran uncontested in Friday’s election after Ed Manydeeds declined to run once more for board president and as a substitute backed Walsh, who was appointed to the board by Gov. Tony Evers in 2019.
“I’m humbled to guide such a proficient, cohesive group of colleagues,” Walsh stated in a press release. “Their ardour for public increased schooling and the Wisconsin Thought is matched solely by the dedication and creativity of our college, workers and college students.”
A former assistant dean for exterior relations of the engineering college at UW-Madison, Walsh is director of the BerbeeWalsh Basis, a household group devoted to human and animal well being and welfare.
Walsh is the third girl to guide the board because the UW System was shaped greater than 50 years in the past. The others have been Joyce Erdman in 1980-82 and Regina Miller in 2015-2017.
Amy Blumenfeld Bogost was elevated to vice chairman of the board in one other uncontested vote. Bogost works as a federal Title IX lawyer and joined the board in Could 2020.