Rebecca M. Blank shares cancer diagnosis, choice to step down as president-elect of Northwestern


Rebecca M. Blank shares cancer diagnosis, choice to step down as president-elect of Northwestern


In a message to the community,  Rebecca M. Blank announced today, July 11, that she has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and will be unable to fulfill her role as the 17th president of Northwestern University...

Blank, who has long been involved with issues of inequality and equity through her research, made improving diversity and access a priority during her tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

To send Rebecca Blank a message, please email her at president-elect@northwestern.edu.

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WIPPS & T1W Notes: We wish all the best for Chancellor Blank and want to acknowledge all she did for Wisconsin.

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