Blank’s Slate

UW-Madison was created to provide a public university for the state’s high school graduates who wanted to pursue further studies. That remains one of our highest priorities. An enrollment policy approved today by the Board… Read More

November 18–22 marks International Education Week, a time when we celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange. UW–Madison has much to be proud of, not just this week, but because of the many ways… Read More

The message below is from Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Karl Scholz For the past several years, our university has worked to prevent and address hostile and intimidating behavior through a new set of policies… Read More

Today, the Supreme Court begins its oral arguments about the status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. I want to restate my strong opposition to the decision to end this program and… Read More

A guest post from Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor in honor of Veterans Day We walk by iconic spaces like Camp Randall, Memorial Union, and the Red Gym every day on campus, but… Read More

This last year we did something we’ve never done before as a campus – we pulled together information on all our sustainability efforts, and submitted them for a Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (or… Read More

Chancellor Blank shared the following reaction to the Oct. 25 announcement that Ray Cross is planning to retire: Congratulations to Ray Cross on his retirement from a long and distinguished career in higher education. Ray… Read More

Sexual assault and misconduct remain serious problems on every campus across the country. Ensuring the safety of our students is a fundamental priority for all of us at UW–Madison. Today our university released results from… Read More

With the leaves starting to change color and fall semester in full swing, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on another successful Summer Term. Aside from enjoying summer in Madison with warm evenings… Read More