Chancellor Blank

I have heard from many of our students, faculty, staff and alumni asking for my reaction to newspaper reports that Governor Scott Walker and the UW System are discussing additional flexibilities as part of ongoing… Read More

As we head into a new calendar year and new semester, I want to reflect on the many honors and achievements of our faculty, staff and students this fall. This is by no means an… Read More

Warm thoughts for the holidays and best wishes for a very happy new year from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

The recent grand jury verdicts in Ferguson, Missouri, and in Staten Island have raised questions and concerns among many in the University of Wisconsin-Madison community, as they have nationwide. It is easy for some of… Read More

I know this is a busy time as many on campus get ready for the last week of classes and finals week, but I wanted to post a quick note here about a United Way… Read More

You may have heard about the incredible gift that we announced this past weekend, from John and Tashia Morgridge. Maybe it’s the amount that got your attention: $100 million. That’s the largest single gift from… Read More

As I’ve written in a previous blog, there is no more important item on my agenda than the next biennial state budget. One of the tools I hope will help legislators, alumni and other stakeholders to… Read More

I held a conversation with each of the deans before I started in this job and heard from almost every one of them that the budget model at UW-Madison no longer worked effectively. I and… Read More

It’s a biennial budget year here in Wisconsin and as soon as the November elections are over, the 2015-17 state budget will be the focus of much of the work of our elected state leaders…. Read More

One of the most important things that happens when you go away to college is that you meet and get to know people whose experiences are very different from your own. You get to live… Read More