Interim chancellor
Eric M. Wilcots
The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison leads a flagship public land-grant and research university that, guided by the Wisconsin Idea, advances learning, discovery, and public service to benefit communities across Wisconsin and around the world.
At this consequential time in UW–Madison history, we continue to move forward with life-changing research, world-class faculty, and a rich student experience grounded in the Wisconsin Idea.
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A shared direction for the future
In 2026, UW–Madison launched a new strategic framework to guide its next chapter as a leading university. Grounded in the Wisconsin Idea, it aligns our teaching, research, and service to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.
The Badger Way
The University of Wisconsin–Madison strives to foster inclusive excellence in a world of diverse identities, backgrounds, and viewpoints and commits to welcoming individuals with differing views in order to establish a university that is open and where all can thrive. We approach our work with curiosity, humility, integrity, tenacity, civility, and a bit of playfulness. And we show up for one another through our Community Commitments: practicing civility, embracing complexity, fostering connection, and supporting all Badgers as they learn, grow, and pursue excellence. This is the Badger Way.
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Office of the Chancellor
163 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Email: chancellor@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-9946