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Rebecca Blank (1955-2023) was an American economist and academic administrator who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and in several senior roles in the U.S. Department of Commerce. She died of pancreatic cancer in 2023 after a long and distinguished career in public policy and higher education.
Mar 9, 2023 · Rebecca Blank in 2012. For decades, America’s official poverty rate was based on an unrealistic formula. She figured out how to fix it and, joining the Obama administration, did so.
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Feb 19, 2023 · Rebecca Blank, who was a distinguished labor economist, a presidential adviser, and a university leader, passed away in February 2023. She was a faculty fellow and a researcher at IPR for 10 years, where she studied poverty, inequality, and women's issues.
- Distinguished Leader in Higher Education
- Pioneer in Poverty Research
- Public Servant in Three U.S. Presidential Administrations
As University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor, Blank has advanced the institution’s mission of research and innovation, emphasizing the role of the university in nurturing entrepreneurship and driving economic development. She also has fostered interdisciplinary faculty cluster hires in support of UW-Madison’s research enterprise. Blank has champio...
Blank has strong ties to Northwestern, where she served on the faculty of the economics department from 1989 to 1999. She served as director of the Joint Center for Poverty Research and the co-director of the Northwestern/University of Chicago Interdisciplinary Training Program in Poverty, Race and Underclass Issues. A prominent economist, Blank fo...
Blank served in three presidential administrations, most recently as acting secretary of commerce and deputy secretary of commerce under President Barack Obama. She also was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton, a senior staff economist on the Council under President George H.W. Bush, and spent time as the Rober...
Feb 18, 2023 · Blank was a distinguished economist, leader and advisor who served as chancellor of UW-Madison and acted as secretary of commerce under Obama. She had deep ties to Northwestern, where she taught and researched poverty and inequality issues.
Jul 11, 2022 · Rebecca Blank, who was selected to succeed Morton Schapiro as Northwestern's 17th president, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and will focus on her health. She was the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has strong ties to Northwestern, where she was a faculty member and her daughter graduated.
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Feb 20, 2023 · Rebecca Blank, an economist and former Northwestern professor, passed away at 67 after battling an aggressive form of cancer. She led UW-Madison from 2013 to 2022 and created Bucky’s Tuition Promise for low-income students.
