May 28, 2020
Dear L&S Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
I am very pleased to share with you that I have been selected as the next Dean of the College of Letters & Science. It has been an honor and privilege to serve as Interim Dean for the past 10 months. I look forward to working with Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Provost Karl Scholz, and the close community of L&S faculty, staff and students as Dean of this amazing College.
I want to thank Karl for his six years of outstanding leadership as Dean of the College and his continued service as Provost. I also want to thank the 17-member Search and Screen Committee, led by Professor Leslie Smith, for all of their work.
A public announcement from UW-Madison is expected this afternoon.
Thank you for your dedicated service to the College and our students. It is truly an honor to be selected as Dean.
On, Wisconsin!
Eric M. Wilcots
Interim Dean, College of Letters & Science
Mary C. Jacoby Professor of Astronomy