Blank’s Slate

A guest post from Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf in honor of Veterans Day.   Past and present members of the U.S. Armed Forces have shaped the heritage of this university, and embody the Wisconsin Idea by influencing… Read More

This post is co-authored by Chancellor Blank and Kathy Cramer, Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science and Professor of Political Science. Cramer is the former Faculty Director of the Morgridge Center for Public… Read More

Chancellor Blank, Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber, Rutgers University President Robert Barchi are urging U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to do all she can to prevent the proposed withdrawal of federal agency protections for… Read More

Chancellor Blank addressed students and the UW community at a Oct. 29 vigil for the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. Her prepared remarks are below. Thank you for being here.  It is… Read More

Happy homecoming! This is one of my favorite weeks of the year, as the campus is filled with alumni returning to reconnect with old friends and traditions. Riding in the homecoming parade is definitely one… Read More

We launched an effort to grow and expand the Summer Term several years ago, increasing courses both on-campus and online, and making a particular effort to offer courses needed to fill distribution requirements. We’ve also… Read More

This blog gives me the opportunity to occasionally highlight developments on campus that are deserving of attention. While much attention has been showered on the recent collaboration we announced with Foxconn (which I will address… Read More

  (Remarks as prepared for delivery Tuesday, Sept. 4, 10:45 a.m.) Good morning new Badgers, and welcome to the University of Wisconsin in Madison, one of the nation’s top public universities! I hope you’ve had… Read More

I love walking around campus in late August and seeing the mix of new and returning students arriving on campus, parents dropping off freshmen at the dorms, and faculty and staff getting ready for the… Read More

I confess: I love Bucky Badger. Not only is he a great mascot who cheers our teams on the field, he also shows up for student award ceremonies, he is here to welcome new students… Read More