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Jennifer Mnookin: “Athletics is absolutely central to the identity of what it…”

Featuring: Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Chris McIntosh on UW football | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 03:32

It's not the only part of who we are. Some fans might think otherwise on that, but we do have a teaching and research mission, too. But Athletics is absolutely central to the identity of what it means to be Wisconsin and what it means to be a Badger. We've saw Indiana win a national title in football, a program that for years was a doormat in the Big Ten. Does that change the expectation for what we should expect out of Wisconsin football? (03:32–03:41)

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Asserts that athletics is a core part of the University of Wisconsin's identity.

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