Blank’s Slate

It’s no secret that I love data. My background is in microeconomics, analyzing government data on labor markets, economic well-being and public policy. It wasn’t by accident that I got hired to be the Undersecretary… Read More

I am very pleased to announce the results of a major gift which invests in the future of the university and which is already having positive impacts across campus. As you may recall, last fall,… Read More

By Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Vice Chancellor Marsha Mailick Innovative research has always been at the heart of what we do at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For decades our innovation has been fueled by support… Read More

I’ve been to many places in Wisconsin in my two years as chancellor, but always with a singular purpose: to meet someone, to speak to a group, to visit a company. Vacation is a time… Read More

Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday, July 12, signed the bill that lays out the state of Wisconsin’s spending plan for the next two years. I know that over the last six months, members of the… Read More

Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued a statement Friday in response to Thursday’s final meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance. The 2015-17 state budget next goes to the full Assembly and Senate. “I am disappointed that… Read More

Chancellor Rebecca Blank recently wrote an op-ed for the Chronicle of Higher Education about proposed changes to tenure in Wisconsin. Read the full piece.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank emailed this statement to UW-Madison faculty on June 7.

Chancellor Blank commented on the Joint Finance Committee’s action on the UW System budget in a news article posted today, expressing concern about changes to governance and tenure provisions. “Many across campus have raised significant… Read More