University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is continuing her campaign to boost pay for faculty and staff.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she’ll fight for flexibility to pay faculty more
Capital Times
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Spring commencement to move to Camp Randall for 2014
Badger Herald
It?s back: Badgers graduating in spring 2014 will be walking across the stage in a single ceremony at Camp Randall.
Senior class officers look toward attracting high profile commencement speaker
Badger Herald
It?s back: Badgers graduating in spring 2014 will be walking across the stage in a single ceremony at Camp Randall.
UW-Madison spring commencement ceremony will be at Camp Randall
NBC-15
Beginning in the spring of 2014, UW-Madison will hold a single commencement ceremony for undergraduates at Camp Randall.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says hike professors’ pay or watch them leave
Capital Times
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank believes professors here are likely to take jobs at other universities if they don?t get a pay hike.
Live chat replay: Issues in Wisconsin higher education
Wisconsin State Journal
State Journal higher education reporter Dan Simmons discusses current hot-button issues in Wisconsin higher education.
UW-Madison chancellor says faculty pay raises are a must
WKOW-TV 27
Rebecca Blank has been on the job as UW-Madison?s chancellor for three months and if there?s one thing she believes has to change, its how little the school pays its professors.
Our view: UW chancellor sets proper tone
La Crosse Tribune
Rebecca Blank, the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, isn?t afraid to concede that her institution hasn?t done a very good job of educating the people of our state about the positive impact of its flagship university.
Blank is right ? UW shouldn’t undersell its degrees to out-of-state students
Badger Herald
Recently, University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank called for an increase in out-of-state tuition at UW. Blank has said the university is underselling its product to students who live outside of Wisconsin.
Blank is right ? UW shouldn’t undersell its degrees to out-of-state students
Recently, University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank called for an increase in out-of-state tuition at UW. Blank has said the university is underselling its product to students who live outside of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison Chancellor tours new Gundersen expansion
WXOW-TV, LaCrosse
A special visit on Wednesday at Gundersen Health System.
Chancellor: UW-Madison impacts entire state
LaCrosse Tribune
The top official at University of Wisconsin-Madison wants people to know how the university impacts communities across the state.
Chancellor Blank looks for ways to improve university?s national rankings
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank is looking to improve the university?s national rankings by raising faculty compensation and increasing the visibility of faculty research, she said in a blog post Tuesday.
Chancellor Blank begins roundtable lecture series
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank outlined ideas to move the university forward in a speech Wednesday that launched the Fall 2013 University Roundtable Series.
Chancellor Blank: UW research funding hurt by sequester
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin needs to expand its outreach across the state, work closely with state lawmakers and make a strong case to alumni to donate to the university moving forward, Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a roundtable on campus Wednesday.
Employee pay a priority, UW-Madison chancellor says
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison?s new chancellor wants to create compensation funds to increase employee pay but said it could be a couple of years before the plans are in place.
Chancellor Blank addresses out-of-state tuition, shared governance in State of the University
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank delivered the State of the University address to the Faculty Senate Monday, outlining her financial and academic priorities for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW roundtable talks to start with Chancellor Rebecca Blank
Madison.com
New UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank will kick off the 2013 fall university roundtable series with a discussion about the future of the university.
Paul Fanlund: From an Oshkosh perspective, the case against Scott Walker
Capital Times
Rebecca Blank, new UW-Madison chancellor, noted recently that state support has slipped to 15 percent of overall UW-Madison spending. But, says Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris, with Walker in power, she and other UW officials must tread carefully: ?They can?t afford to take them on head-on.? (Also refers to research by Kathy Cramer.)
Meet UW-Madison’s New Chancellor, Rebecca Blank
Wisconsin Public Radio News
Rebecca Blank, the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been on the job a little more than two months.
Blank pledges UW-Madison help for businesses, especially entrepreneurs
WisBusiness.com
UW-Madison produces cutting-edge science and skilled researchers. But like other institutions in the upper Midwest, it doesn?t do enough to promote itself, the university?s new chancellor said Tuesday at a Wisconsin Innovation Network luncheon.
Meet UW-Madison’s New Chancellor, Rebecca Blank
Wisconsin Public Radio News
Rebecca Blank, the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been on the job a little more than two months. Before her new position, she had an extensive career in education, economics, and politics ? most recently as the acting secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department.
UW’s new chancellor looks at tuition solutions
Appleton Post-Crescent
New University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank already knows about Wisconsin?s political and fiscal landscape. As an economist and an experienced college administrator, she understands the finances of higher education.
UW Madison an ‘ideas factory’ benefiting Oshkosh, state
The Oshkosh Northwestern
The new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is promoting her campus as a partner, as opposed to a competitor, with other universities and communities across the state.
UW-Madison chancellor makes Green Bay stop
Green Bay Press Gazette
The new University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor is making the rounds to four-year college campuses ? including Green Bay?s ? in her first weeks in the top job.
Chancellor @BeckyBlank reaches out on Twitter
Capital Times
She?s only been tweeting with the handle @BeckyBlank for 10 days, but new University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank had racked up 1,532 followers by Thursday.
Chancellor @BeckyBlank reaches out on Twitter
Capital Times
She?s only been tweeting with the handle @BeckyBlank for 10 days, but new University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank had racked up 1,532 followers by Thursday.
UW, lawmakers seek common ground at sometimes contentious meeting
Wisconsin State Journal
Following state budget negotiations in the spring that were variously described as ?a few bumps in the road? by Sen. Sheila Harsdorf to ?a big blowup? by Sen. Alberta Darling, lawmakers and state university officials spent Thursday afternoon talking out their problems in surprisingly blunt terms.
Jagler: Blank’s slate is full
On Milwaukee
Blank?s slate is fullPublished Sept. 5, 2013 at 2:29 p.m. On the day I met and interviewed Rebecca Blank, the newly appointed chancellor at the University of Wisconsin, one of the headlines of the day out of Madison was that a journalist had been arrested because he was reporting that people were being arrested for gathering and singing in the capitol building without a permit.
Editorial: New Chancellor brings new ideas and diverse experiences
WISC-TV 3
While new UW Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank seems genuinely thrilled to be back on a college campus after five years in Washington DC, it seems clear to us her perspective on her new job extends well beyond Bascom Hall and environs.
New chancellor at UW gets new ice cream flavor
Wisconsin Radio Network
It?s called: ?Bec-Key Lime Pie.? The new ice cream flavor is named in honor of new University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca ?Becky? Blank.
New ice cream named for UW-Madison chancellor
AP
The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently earned an unusual honor ? having an ice cream named after her.
New ice cream named for UW-Madison chancellor
WKOW-TV 27
The Babcock Dairy Plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has recently named an ice cream after the new chancellor.
Interview with new UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank sat down Monday with The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald and answered questions on a range of student issues. (Interview transcription)
The view from Bascom: Chancellor Rebecca Blank?s thoughts on tuition, fundraising, working with students
Daily Cardinal
In a meeting with campus press Monday in her recently unpacked office atop Bascom Hill, new University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank stressed the importance of building relationships with the campus community and legislators, upholding responsibility to the state and utilizing new revenue streams.
New chancellor Rebecca Blank talks D.C., faculty pay, tuition and global education
Wisconsin State Journal
After touring Milwaukee last week, new UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank spent this week reaching out to various groups in Madison. Below are comments from her Monday conversation with the State Journal at her Bascom Hall office, which still contains many unopened bankers boxes as she tries to get things arranged after moving with her husband and daughter from the Washington, D.C., area.
News3 Q&A interview with Rebecca Blank
News3?s Michelle Li interviewed UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank Tuesday. Michelle asked Blank questions submitted by viewers.
Paul Fanlund: A first take with Rebecca Blank
Capital Times
Rebecca Blank jokes that if she really sought the biggest public relations boost possible for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she would have stayed longer in her old job.
News 3 interview with Rebecca Blank
News3?s Michelle Li interviewed UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank Tuesday. Michelle asked Blank questions submitted by viewers.
Upfront: New chancellor takes over UW-Madison
WISN-TV, Milwaukee
Rebecca Blank, UW-Madison?s new chancellor and the former U.S. commerce secretary, says one of her top priorities is ensuring UW remains central to the state?s economic growth.
New UW-Madison chancellor says private fundraising effort is coming
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Attention Badger alumni: You?ll be hearing soon from new University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank.
Fourth and State: UW’s Rebecca Blank
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A video interview by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, with Chancellor Rebecca Blank.
Wisconsin jobs agency leaders outline improvements
AP
Noted: Hall was bullish about WEDC?s future, praising a meeting he had on Tuesday with the new University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank where they discussed ways to partner on economic development. Blank came to UW this summer after working as the acting U.S. Commerce secretary.
On Campus: UW a behemoth in getting federal money, a relative pipsqueak in paying for it
Wisconsin State Journal
What is surprising: the University of Wisconsin System?s ranking in both categories. It?s a behemoth in getting money, ranking ninth nationally in 2011 with $594 million in federal money. But it?s a relative pipsqueak in shelling out the cash its peers do to win influence and feed the D.C.-to-Madison pipeline. — Also: With Rebecca Blank starting as UW-Madison chancellor, it?s time to announce awards to her fellow finalists for the job, who made high-profile visits to campus in the spring:
UW-Madison chancellor’s first day on the job
Madison.com
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank greeted prospective students and members of the media during her first day on the job Monday in front of Bascom Hall.
New UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank arrives on campus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank arrived on campus Monday for her first day on the job and a week of immersion before taking a a long-planned family vacation.
New UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to tackle daunting challenges starting July 22
Isthmus
When incoming University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank officially enters Bascom Hall on Monday, July 22, she?ll face a steep learning curve.
Babcock Hall to create new flavor for incoming Chancellor Rebecca Blank
Daily Cardinal
Babcock Hall Dairy store, owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1951, will honor incoming Chancellor Rebecca Blank by creating an ice cream flavor in her name.
New Madison Chancellor Has Deep Christian Roots
Milwaukee Magazine
Rebecca M. Blank, the economist stepping down from the post of U.S. Commerce Secretary to become UW-Madison?s next chancellor, is relishing the thought of escaping D.C. for a city as quietly cultured as Wisconsin?s capital. The former dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has a sturdy bipartisan reputation (Republican Gov. Scott Walker hailed her appointment) and friends in a lot of high-profile universities, but a third dimension of her background has so far gone overlooked: her Christian faith.
Paul Fanlund: UW?s David Ward tries to clear the decks for Rebecca Blank
Capital Times
Incoming chancellor Rebecca Blank is in Madison this week for two days of advisory meetings, but the next leader of the University of Wisconsin-Madison won?t start here full-time until the end of July.
Ward comments on surplus, future of UW funding in state budget
Daily Cardinal
Outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward provided clarification about the university?s recently discovered surplus funds in Monday?s Faculty Senate meeting, saying a majority of the balances will be used as financial aid resources.
Ward reflects on time at UW-Madison
Daily Cardinal
David Ward first arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in the ?60s, and says he remembers fellow students taking on the civil rights movement and Vietnam War.
Chancellor David Ward selects 2013 Go Big Read book
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor David Ward selected ?A Tale for the Time Being? by Ruth Ozeki for the fifth Go Big Read book at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Delusional activism by the slice
Badger Herald
On Monday, as a dozen protesters staged a sit-in at Interim Chancellor David Ward?s office, the dispute over labor violations by Palermo?s Pizza was thrust into the campus spotlight.
Police arrest UW student during protest
Daily Cardinal
Police arrested and detained a University of Wisconsin-Madison student Monday after he engaged in a sit-in protest and rally with student and community groups to encourage the university to cut ties with Palermo?s Pizza following allegations of labor violations.
12 students arrested after Palermos rally
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin police arrested 12 students after they barricaded themselves in the chancellor?s office while protesting against Palermo?s Pizza, officers say.
Public forum to aid Library Mall design
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin and the City of Madison are slated to begin construction on a redevelopment of the 700 and 800 block of State Street and Library Mall at the end of 2013.
Regents approve Blank as next UW chancellor
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously confirmed Rebecca Blank as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Friday, according to a university press release.
Blank hired as UW-Madison chancellor
Wisconsin Radio Network
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved Rebecca Blank as the next UW-Madison chancellor.
UW Regents consider Blank for Madison chancellor
WKOW-TV 27
The University of Wisconsin Systems Board of Regents will meet on Friday to consider if Rebecca Blank will be the next chancellor of UW-Madison.