Blank’s Slate

I am happy to announce that we have hired Laurent Heller as our new vice chancellor for finance and administration. Laurent is currently the assistant vice chancellor, financial planning and analysis at the University of… Read More

At the last Faculty Senate meeting of the year, someone made a comment that suggested this past year has been all about “bad news.” Following a number of no confidence votes by faculty at many… Read More

Today, the Faculty Senate engaged in a spirited debate. While there was argument over many amendments and the resolution contained language that I do not personally embrace, we can all agree on the need for… Read More

As chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I acknowledge the anger and frustration from our faculty and staff in reaction to budget cuts, changes to governance and tenure. However, I feel that it is important… Read More

On April 19, the university received a set of student demands related to last week’s arrest by UWPD of a student suspected in a series of graffiti incidents around campus. As part of the request,… Read More

UW-Madison is constantly communicating. Whether through the use of news releases, videos, tweets, or even my speeches and blog posts, we are telling our story to a multitude of audiences every day. Over the decades,… Read More

On Friday, April 8, the UW Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve a UW-Madison policy on tenure. The vote brings to conclusion a process around layoff and termination rules that stretches back to the end… Read More

We’ve seen a troubling string of incidents reported through our hate & bias reporting system that have directly affected and hurt members of our diverse community. In a larger sense, these incidents affect each and… Read More

“Maintaining a tenure policy as strong as our peer institutions across the country is essential to continuing to attract and retain top faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  The broad System-wide policy adopted by the… Read More

About 400 people gathered at Union South on Feb. 24 for “Moving Forward: Conversations on Racial and Ethnic Diversity.” Many were undergraduates, but there were also a good number of graduate students, faculty and staff… Read More