Blank’s Slate

An important national discussion is occurring around race and higher education. We are in conversation with students of color on our campus and across the country, who are raising valid points about climate, diversity and… Read More

The contributions of the more than 10,000 student employees and 5,300 graduate assistants at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are vital to what we do, and we should do what we can to compensate them for… Read More

One of our missions as an American educational institution is to prepare and encourage everyone who passes through the university to be an active, engaged citizen. Voting is one important aspect of this. It is… Read More

The year 2015 has certainly been an eventful time at UW-Madison. We’ve lived through state budget cuts and continue to work on new policies that appropriately respond to changes in state statutes related to tenure…. Read More

I know we are all very busy as the semester draws to a close, but I wanted to put a quick note here to announce the release of the 2015-16 University of Wisconsin–Madison Budget in… Read More

Members of the Campus Community, In recent days, incidents at Mizzou and other universities have sparked a national conversation about equity and inclusion in higher education. Here in Madison, last night’s Black Out March brought… Read More

Update: The proposal was passed by the UW Board of Regents on Oct. 9. Chancellor Blank has pledged to enroll 3,600 Wisconsin residents. This week, the UW System and UW-Madison will bring a proposal to… Read More

As many of you know, recently I have been visiting some of Wisconsin’s major industries and drawing the linkages between what businesses and researchers accomplish together. To build on those efforts, today we launch the… Read More