The UW System is reviewing communications involving UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank after reports that she kept Big 10 discussions last fall out of the public eye, according to a spokesperson. The announcement comes in the wake of a Washington Post report that UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank worked with other Big 10 presidents and chancellors to try to keep communications private.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank apologized after it was reported that she suggested to other Big Ten leaders that their emails related to the COVID-19 pandemic be moved to a private portal.
KELLY MEYERHOFER
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank apologized on Monday for emails she sent last summer suggesting COVID-19 communications between Big Ten leaders be moved to the networkâs private portal, an approach one expert on Wisconsinâs public records law called âclearly illegal.â
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âI regret the language I used in my email exchange with other Big Ten chancellors, which appears as though I intended to use the Big Ten board portal to skirt my public records responsibilities,â Blank said in a statement to the Wisconsin State Journal. âThis was surely not my intention and I apologize for that appearance.â
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