Chancellor Blank

One of the best parts of my job is going out to see the many ways UW-Madison collaborates with Wisconsin businesses and communities. Last week I was in Sturtevant to see how BRP/Evinrude used a UW-Madison… Read More

UW–Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt and I met Wednesday with a group of business and community leaders, UW–Madison and UW–Eau Claire alumni and supporters on Wednesday at the Eau Claire Golf & Country Club. We talked… Read More

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has worked hard to maintain its status as a highly rated educational institution, recently placing 10th among U.S. public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. At the same… Read More

Many folks across campus have worked this past year to think strategically and help redesign our summer term offerings. We’ve just finished the first summer of our new summer term and the results were highly… Read More

I love this time of year, when students return to campus and you can feel the surge of anticipation and energy.   For those of you who have been focused elsewhere during the summer, here are… Read More

As thousands of new Badgers move into our community and prepare for the semester ahead, they’re learning everything from the location of dining facilities to the right way to “Jump Around.” I hope they’re also… Read More

My husband, Hanns, and I put on our Badger red this past Friday and brought Bucky along with us to the Minnesota State Fair. We joined President Eric Kaler of the University of Minnesota, his… Read More

On Thursday, the Board of Regents approved the UW System’s 2017-19 biennial budget request, which will now be submitted to Governor Walker for his review. The System request is designed to address issues identified in… Read More