Chancellor Carolyn â??Biddyâ? Martin will address the university at the Kohl Center today, as a matter of formally introducing herself to the campus and outlining her plans for UW-Madisonâ??s future.
Biddy talked with the Daily Cardinal last month to give us an idea of her goals and visions for the university. She established priorities, focusing the majority of her attention on the early years of her tenure. Her priorities are to protect and enhance the academic values of this institution, to protect academic freedom, recruiting and retaining faculty in order to uphold UW-Madisonâ??s high academic standing, making sure tuition remains affordable while increasing the need-based financial aid program, increasing diversity in the faculty, staff and student body, and invigorating the Wisconsin Idea, which makes sure UW-Madisonâ??s efforts benefit both the student body and the state of Wisconsin.