Blank’s Slate

One of my priorities as chancellor has been to strengthen UW–Madison ties with other campuses around our state. I have traveled to numerous campuses over the last few months talking to area business leaders and… Read More

When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on our campus in 1965, he made the following observation: “We find ourselves standing on the threshold of the most creative period in the development of race relations… Read More

The recent public debate over a course offered this coming semester, African Cultural Studies 405, “The Problem of Whiteness,” is not particularly unusual. Every university that I have been at has experienced occasional controversy about… Read More

Warm thoughts for the holidays and best wishes for a very happy new year from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Here’s something that I learned last week: Green Bay’s Schreiber Foods sends 2.1 billion pounds of cheese and yogurt to more than 55 countries around the world. Is there anything more Wisconsin than that? The… Read More

In the spring of 2015, I asked the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to consider a four-year plan for tuition increases for nonresident undergraduates and a selected group of professional school students. Not… Read More

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is joining institutions across the country in celebrating International Education Week. The week is a time to highlight and enjoy the benefits of international education and engagement. In addition to being… Read More

I stayed up late last night to watch the outcome of the presidential election, as I suspect many of you did. As in every election, there were winners and losers. But regardless of your political… Read More

As you know, we are headed into another budget year, which will establish the state budget for higher education for 2017-19. The state budget for the UW System has been cut in five of the… Read More

It is good to see evidence of the positive impact of our efforts to improve student outcomes. A few weeks ago we received the latest data from the Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research… Read More