Blank’s Slate

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

High school seniors across Wisconsin are currently trying to decide where they want to apply to college. What percentage of Wisconsin residents who apply to UW-Madison would you guess are accepted to our campus? Less… Read More

I’ll admit to being a little surprised to realize that as of today, July 20, I will have been here at UW–Madison for five years. In addition to having been gifted a beautiful German chocolate… Read More

This month marks a significant expansion for our campus as Cooperative Extension, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), Wisconsin Public Television (WPT), UW-Extension Conference Centers and Mailing Services, and the Department of Labor Education all become part… Read More

Chancellor Blank’s column on the future of undergraduate education appeared in Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal. Public education has been one of our greatest success stories as a nation. Our country pioneered in making public elementary… Read More