Michael Lehman will succeed current Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Darrell Bazzell, who is leaving in March for a similar position with the University of Texas at Austin. Read More
Founders' Day commemorates the first class held at UW–Madison on February 5, 1849. Chancellor Rebecca Blank talks about why we observe this celebration of the University of Wisconsin–Madison — past, present and future. Read More
She urges a renewed commitment to keeping UW–Madison among the top public universities at a time when peer institutions are seeing greater investment from their respective states. Read More
The neighborhood is their classroom, and their efforts target broad public health goals. The program prepares them for careers as community-engaged physicians. Read More
The Chancellor’s Office invites UW–Madison students to showcase how you're advancing the Wisconsin Idea across the state. Create a short video and you could win tickets to an upcoming men’s basketball game. Read More
“Good morning!” boomed the voice of Chancellor Blank. “I want to hear that you’re awake!” Those words welcomed about 1,200 soon-to-be graduates and their families and… Read More
This past Sunday, a crowd gathered in Amsterdam to watch a debate nearly four centuries in the making: Should the philosopher Spinoza be forgiven by the synagogue that excommunicated him in 1656? Among the participants was Steven Nadler, William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy and Evjue-Bascom Professor in Humanities. He spoke about the experience with Inside UW–Madison. Read More
Building on its most successful year yet, the selection committee for Go Big Read has announced that immigrants and community will serve as the common-reading program's topic for the 2016-17 year. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Madison community are encouraged to recommend titles for consideration by Sunday, Jan. 24. Read More
The Witter and Mead families have been connected to the State of Wisconsin and to the University of Wisconsin since before the notes of “On, Wisconsin” were ever heard. Read More
Matthew Mayrl, a UW–Madison alumnus with a background in public sector management, has joined Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s office as chief of staff. His first day was Monday, Nov. 16. Read More
Chancellor Rebecca Blank has been elected to the Internet2 Board of Trustees, a panel comprising university presidents, chief information officers, network and discipline researchers, and industry partners. Read More
The Faculty Senate on Monday approved revisions to UW–Madison’s tenure policy in response to legislative changes to Wisconsin faculty employment protections. Read More
Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued the following statement on Friday, Oct. 30: “As has been reported in the media, I expressed concerns in an Oct. 22… Read More
Stevenson's keynote speech is one of the highlights of a semester-long campus and community discussion of his book "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption." Read More
With the pomp of a chancellor’s address and the enthusiasm of a Homecoming crowd, the campaign for the University of Wisconsin–Madison kicked off at the Kohl Center Thursday night. Titled “All Ways Forward,” the campaign is an effort to increase private support for the university. Read More
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to waive the existing limit on the number of out-of-state students at UW–Madison. For four years starting next fall, the UW System’s flagship campus will be able to accept more out-of-state undergraduates – but must also assure that the incoming freshman class enrolls at least 3,600 Wisconsin residents, which would roughly maintain the university’s in-state averages in recent years. Read More
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are setting new records in reducing their time to degree and boosting retention and graduation rates, according to new statistics released this week by the university’s Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research. Read More
Psychological well-being remains one of the most powerful predictors of success and health in life. Yet one in five youth in the United States experience a mental health disorder, a reality that drives research-based solutions at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More