Universities of Wisconsin board of regents fires President Jay Rothman

Date:

April 8, 2026

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted Tuesday to fire the leader of the state’s public university system.

Jay Rothman has been serving as the UW president since he was hired by regents in 2022. Before that, he worked as CEO of the Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner law firm.

The unanimous vote to fire Rothman came after the board met in private for just over 20 minutes on Tuesday. The board had also met in private last week to discuss “personnel.”

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