We write to provide some updates on recent activity at the federal level and ways we, along with other UW–Madison leaders, continue to assess the implications of these actions and respond across multiple levels.
Weigel holds the Judge John J. Crown Chair of Dairy Genetics and has served as chair of the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences since 2010. He first joined UW-Madison in 1995 as a research scientist in the Department of Dairy Science.
As a faculty member and administrator, DeLuca championed the School of Medicine and Public Health and helped shape UW–Madison’s research enterprise.
Most recently the dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, Charles Isbell began Aug. 1 as provost at the UW–Madison.
Members of the UW community gathered to bid a fond farewell to Provost Karl Scholz, who will become the next president of the University of Oregon on July 1.
Members of the UW community are invited to attend candidate presentations and provide feedback to the search committee.
Eric Wilcots, dean of the College of Letters & Science, will serve as interim provost of UW–Madison starting April 24.
Scholz says that there are many things that he will miss about Madison, but the most important is the dedication of the thousands of faculty and staff members who help the university fulfill its teaching, research and outreach mission.
The Provost Search and Screen Committee invites the UW–Madison community to share input on the search for the next provost during two listening sessions.
“The Monthly’s rankings are crafted to push institutions of higher learning to be engines of upward mobility, scientific progress, and democratic participation,” the magazine explains.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many courses online last year, UW–Madison instructors have been investing great thought and effort into making their virtual classrooms engaging and inclusive.
Campus leaders are using the results from two just-completed student surveys — one for undergraduates and one for graduate students — to improve the student experience during the remainder of the fall semester and to guide planning for the spring semester. Both surveys sought to help university administrators better understand what has worked well and …
The updated calendar includes a long weekend from Friday, April 2, through Sunday, April 4. Under the previous calendar, spring break had been scheduled for March 27 through April 3.
The former interim dean, Eric Wilcots has championed a collaborative approach to decision-making and has consistently worked to advance the level of research and scholarship in the college.
The average time to complete their degree for 2018-19 bachelor’s degree recipients was 3.96 elapsed calendar years, the lowest since the university began actively tracking the measure in the 1980s and the first time the number has dropped below four years.
“Lynda Barry and Andrea Dutton are extraordinary scholars and we are thrilled about this recognition of their work,” says Provost Karl Scholz. “We are enormously excited to see their remarkable contributions in the years ahead.”
Karl Scholz, in an introductory message as UW–Madison’s new provost, says he is looking forward to working with deans, directors, department chairs, faculty and staff to recruit and retain outstanding people, enhance educational programs, and burnish the university’s standing in research.
A cross-divisional team has been working since the beginning of the year to develop an online library for all university-wide policies, for which there is currently no single location for curating, searching and accessing them.
“Karl has both a deep knowledge of our university’s strengths and the insight to understand where we can continue to grow and improve,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “As L&S dean, he has demonstrated the ability to lead through challenging times, to build effective relationships across campus and to tirelessly champion the value of higher education.”
The successful candidate will succeed Sarah Mangelsdorf, who will depart at the end of the 2018-19 academic year to assume the presidency of the University of Rochester.