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Jennifer Mnookin pens first email to Columbia community following selection as next University president

In the email, Mnookin acknowledged Columbia’s precarious relationship with the federal government.

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University President-designate Jennifer Mnookin will arrive at Columbia on July 1, following a stint as chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison, the state’s flagship university.
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