Biddy Martin apologized to the University of Wisconsin-Madisonâ??s Faculty Senate Monday evening for the way in which her administration rolled out a proposed reorganization of the Graduate School.
The round of applause she received following this concession at Bascom Hall would seem to indicate many are ready to forgive Martin for her first significant public relations misstep as chancellor at UW-Madison.
Faculty, staff and students on campus were generally irked when Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca unveiled a plan to create a new office separate from the Graduate School that would manage UW-Madisonâ??s approximately $900 million in research projects.