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Trustees say Jennifer Mnookin is ‘the complete package’

After a nine-month search and a unanimous vote, eight members of Columbia’s board of trustees told Spectator why they picked the University’s 21st president.

By Audrea Chen / Photo Editor
Mnookin, who spent the previous three years as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, took office Wednesday, becoming Columbia’s fifth president in four years.
By Spencer Davis and Emily Pickering • July 3, 2026 at 3:07 AM


























































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