UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dr. Dwight C. Watson will be on paid administrative leave starting Thursday, according to a statement from UW System President Tommy Thompson.
No specifics regarding the nature of the investigation were included in the statement.
Watson has served as chancellor of UW-Whitewater’s over 13,000 students since Aug. 1, 2019 after former chancellor Beverly Kopper resigned following sexual harassment complaints against her husband. Before coming to Whitewater, Watson served as provost and vice president of academic and student affairs at Southwest Minnesota State University.
UW-Whitewater Provost Greg Cook will serve as chancellor while Watson is under investigation.
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