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Tonjanita Johnson chosen to be UW system’s new president, first Black woman in the role

Katherine Langford
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Tonjanita Johnson chosen to be UW system’s new president, first Black woman in the role — La Crosse Community news

Johnson, a senior administrator at the University of Alabama System, is the second woman to lead the Universities of Wisconsin and the first Black woman to serve in the role.

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