The post below is co-written with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor. Fifty years ago, on June 28, a protest that began outside a bar in New York City helped spark a movement that… Read More
Blank’s Slate
Our Shared Future
On June 18, leaders of the Ho-Chunk Nation, as well as UW alumni and campus leadership joined together to dedicate a new plaque on Bascom Hill recognizing the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk,… Read More
End-of-Semester News from Around Campus
Hard to believe we’ve reached the end of another academic year. Commencement was an amazing event. JJ Watt gave one of the best commencement addresses I’ve heard, full of useful and inspirational messages for our… Read More
Spring 2019 Commencement Speech: “Opportunity”
As prepared for delivery, 12 p.m., May 11, Camp Randall Stadium: Good afternoon. Welcome to Camp Randall Stadium and the 166th spring commencement of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Today, 7,881 bachelor’s, master’s, and… Read More
Investing in graduate students at UW
The following is a guest blog by Laurent Heller (Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration) and Norman Drinkwater (Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education) You may have read recently that a group of graduate… Read More
Launching the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute
As you may know, last year I appointed a working group made up of campus and industry leaders and alumni with deep technology industry experience and asked them to make recommendations on how our campus… Read More
Comments in response to the current national conversations about university admissions
I suspect that many of you over spring break have been reading stories and op-eds about the college admission fraud scandal that was revealed two weeks ago. It’s a sordid story, involving faked test scores,… Read More
Governor’s Budget Proposal Invests in Higher Education
Last week, Governor Tony Evers introduced a very promising UW System budget proposal for the next biennium. It includes – among other plans – a robust reinvestment in higher education, more funding for financial aid,… Read More
Sharing the stories of how UW Changes Lives
When I travel around the state, I try to schedule time to visit with Wisconsin businesses, public officials, community partners, and alumni. These conversations are a great way to learn more about the many ways… Read More
Survey seeks to better understand sexual violence on campus
This is a joint message from Chancellor Blank and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor. This week, students at UW–Madison received email invitation to participate in the Association of American Universities (AAU) Sexual Assault… Read More