Carolyn “Biddy” Martin Appointed New Chancellor
Chancellor Martin. Photo: University Communications
Carolyn “Biddy” Martin was recently named chancellor of UW–Madison, succeeding John D. Wiley, who has led campus since 2001.
Martin served as provost at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., since 2000. Prior to that, she spent four years as senior associate dean in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences. A professor of German studies and women’s studies, she served as the chair of the Department of German Studies from 1994-97.
Martin received her doctorate in German literature at the UW–Madison and has been on the faculty at Cornell since 1985. She begins in the post this month and plans to introduce herself to students at the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students on August 29.