Dear University community, This has been a remarkable week. First, let me pause to recognize that today is June 19, or Juneteenth, a Texas holiday now celebrated in our region, throughout the nation and around the world as a commemoration of the official, and overdue,...

Like many of you, I watched with great sadness as injustice and outrage unfolded this week following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. This refrain unfortunately has played out time and time again in our country. It was only February when Ahmaud Arbery was...

In an ordinary spring, we close the academic year with congratulations and celebration for our graduates and gratitude to our excellent faculty and staff. I will not break from tradition. However, I must state the obvious: this has been no ordinary spring. One could...

Today, as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I hope we not only reflect on his life’s struggle and sacrifices for justice and equality but also his audacious futurism. Look back, but also look forward with intention. Dr. King’s hope and imagination for a better...

Dear UWO colleagues, Over the last five years, we have made a number of difficult decisions regarding UW Oshkosh’s finances and future. Through it all, this university community has done everything that has been asked in efforts to reduce spending. You have responded,...

Today, UW System President Ray Cross announced his plans to retire. I am sharing the UW System’s announcement, which you can also find HERE. I once heard President Cross refer to the UW System as the “Department of the Future.” I will not forget that. He made it his...