Chancellor Blank

The following post was jointly written by Chancellor Blank and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor. *Content Warning: Sexual Assault While the COVID-19 pandemic took center stage the past two years, another public health… Read More

Weather-related issues that are likely linked to climate change are in the news almost daily. As many of you know, we’ve been working to make the UW-Madison campus more sustainable and resilient over the past decade. In… Read More

In her final address to the UW System Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin—Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank urged the audience not to take the success of the state’s flagship university for granted.

Among the many pieces of advice we received at the start of this semester, one of my favorites came from the child of one of our staff members who quoted a line from the children’s… Read More

On Veterans Day, our nation honors those who have served so well and sacrificed so much. Originally established as Armistice Day, this federal holiday honored veterans of World War I. Later, Congress changed the name… Read More

I hope some of you were able to join us Friday morning as we welcomed leaders of the Ho-Chunk Nation to campus for the raising of the Ho-Chunk Nation flag atop Bascom Hall — the… Read More

One of the things that I love the most about UW-Madison is the passion and commitment of its alumni and friends. I see it and feel it when I travel around the country for events,… Read More

Fall is in full swing, and it’s wonderful to see a busy campus full of Badgers. But before all the leaves drop, I’d like to take a moment to talk about our success at expanding… Read More

I want to let you know that I will be leaving UW–Madison at the end of this academic year to assume the presidency at Northwestern University. I will have served as Chancellor at UW–Madison for… Read More