Northwestern mourns the passing of Rebecca M. Blank
Rebecca M. Blank, former president-elect and professor of economics at Northwestern University, died Friday, Feb. 17, from cancer. She was 67 years old.
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Rebecca M. Blank, former president-elect and professor of economics at Northwestern University, died Friday, Feb. 17, from cancer. She was 67 years old.
Rebecca Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin’s flagship campus, has been named the next president of Northwestern University. She will become Northwestern’s 17th president, effective in the summer of 2022.
Chancellor Blank wins national economics research honor For news media More information University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has been named a 2021 Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association, one of four economists to receive the honor this year. The AEA Award of Distinguished Fellow was established in 1965 to recognize the lifetime research contributions of distinguished economists from the United States and Canada. Distinguished Fellows are selected by the AEA Nominating Committee and voting members of the Executive Committee. Past AEA distinguish...