Blank’s Slate

The following editorial was co-written by UW System Board of Regents President Drew Petersen and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank. As the UW Board of Regents president and the chancellor of the state’s flagship university, we… Read More

I was delighted to receive the news Tuesday that two members of our faculty are receiving MacArthur “genius grants.” Lynda Barry in the Department of Art and Andrea Dutton in the Department of Geoscience are… Read More

Below is a  post co-authored by Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Steve Ackerman, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. As I’ve shared in other recent posts, UW–Madison values international research collaborations and is committed… Read More

I had the opportunity to stop by a few residence halls last week and chat with student staff, and students and parents as they were moving into University Housing. It’s something I like to do… Read More

As we count down the final days of summer and get ready for another academic year, let me tell you about my most interesting trip of the summer. In late May, I had the honor… Read More

As in previous summers, I want to tell you about a recent trip my husband Hanns and I took in Wisconsin. It was a short trip…we left Friday afternoon and were home by Saturday night…. Read More

In case you missed the recent story on the DreamUp project, I want tell folks on campus about it. It is a wonderful example of UW-Madison’s involvement in our local Madison community and of the… Read More

The post below is co-written with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor. Fifty years ago, on June 28, a protest that began outside a bar in New York City helped spark a movement that… Read More

On June 18, leaders of the Ho-Chunk Nation, as well as UW alumni and campus leadership joined together to dedicate a new plaque on Bascom Hill recognizing the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk,… Read More

Hard to believe we’ve reached the end of another academic year. Commencement was an amazing event. JJ Watt gave one of the best commencement addresses I’ve heard, full of useful and inspirational messages for our… Read More