Prepared for delivery at the Kohl Center Sun. Dec. 15, 2019 Good morning and welcome to the winter 2019 commencement of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Congratulations to the new graduates, and a warm welcome to… Read More
Blank’s Slate
A Blog by UW–Madison Chancellor Becky Blank
Holiday Greetings
UW-Madison’s commitment to the state in admissions
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
Every week is international week at UW–Madison
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
New steps to address hostile and intimidating behavior
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
Support for Dreamers as Supreme Court arguments begin
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
Celebrating Community this Veterans Day
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
UW taking new steps on sustainability
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
Reaction to UW System President Ray Cross retirement news
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
AAU survey highlights need for continued action against sexual violence, misconduct
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