Women have served as UW chancellor for 14 of the last 31 years — and counting.
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The landscape of higher education is changing rapidly, says the UW’s chancellor.
A champion of Title IX, Saunders-Nordeen became the UW’s first women’s athletic director in 1974. UW Archives dn05052510
As the first UW women’s athletic director (1974 to 1990), Kit Saunders-Nordeen MS’66, PhD’77 helped open the door for women to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
She began her…
Expansion of the School of Veterinary Medicine, the only veterinary school in Wisconsin, will allow it to serve more farmers and pet owners across the state. The current hospital was built to accommodate 12,000 patients a year; in 2016, it served 26,500. Flad Architects
The only…
The former UW football star who made the Badgers a national force.
Paula Bonner
After just a year of teaching phys ed to eighth graders in her native South Carolina, Paula Bonner moved to Madison for graduate school and began a 40-year relationship with the UW. She helped lead the evolution of the Badger women’s intercollegiate sports program, and…
In January, UW–Platteville Chancellor Dennis Shields (left) and UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank attended one of several UW Systemwide events to discuss the impact of budget cuts. Andy McNeill
As the Wisconsin State Legislature begins work on another budget, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is…
Billboards placed around the state that tout the contributions of UW alumni are part of an unprecedented effort ahead of the next state budget. Vincent Lyles ’84, JD’87 oversees the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee’s more than 800 employees and nearly 600 volunteers.…
It’s a familiar route for any given Badger trudging from one class to another. But for prospective high school students and other campus visitors, a UW-Madison tour can have a big impact.
The campus has an unquenchable appetite for words made up from the initials of other words.
Just how valuable is the devotion Badgers feel for their alma mater? "That's gold," says UW-Madison's new chancellor.
Commerce secretary named to begin chancellor post in July.
A member of the Chancellor search committee explains what the UW needs.
At a factory in Latin America, workers are sewing UW apparel, providing for their families, and spreading hope that the global textile industry can change.
Former UW–Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala recently told the New York Times that the job is like that of a tugboat captain: you try to get the ship aligned and pull it in the right direction.
In his second term at the helm, Interim Chancellor David Ward isn’t sitting idly by.
Following signs of support on campus, Ward agrees to an extended interim term.
David Ward named UW–Madison’s interim chancellor after Biddy Martin moves on.
With state funding falling, regents raise tuition 5.5 percent.
When you enroll at the UW, you’d better be prepared to learn a lot — and to develop your upper body strength.
Since WAA’s founding in 1861, advocacy has been core to its mission.
The UW’s future is clouded as the legislature considers the budget.
Longtime fund-raising leader retires; business dean will transition to new role.