Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of UW-Madison, has been selected as the newest leader of Columbia University. The university made the announcement on Sunday. Mnookin will leave UW-Madison at the end of the academic school year. Mnookin, a legal scholar, has served as chancellor since 2022 after serving as the dean of the University of California, Los Angeles Law School. "During her leadership tenure, the university has risen in important national rankings, improved student outcomes, achieved record fundraising success and helped make a UW–Madison education affordable and accessible for more Wisconsin students," the university said in its announcement. “It has been...