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September 23, 2026

Higher Education/System

UW-Madison law center receives grant to help native nations with land acquisitions

ABC 2 Green Bay

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center is using a new grant to help native nations. The center was awarded $116,024 from the Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grant.

The money is being put toward the creating a handbook to help native nations navigate the processes of acquiring and receiving donated land.

UW study supports permanent test-optional admissions policy

Channel 3000

Standardized test scores haven’t been required for admission to Wisconsin universities for years. That change could become permanent under a systemwide test-optional policy now under discussion.

Some universities began suspending ACT and SAT requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 2,000 colleges and universities have since adopted test-optional admissions policies.

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Panel calls Madison schools critical for community’s growth, workforce

The Cap Times

What does the Madison school district need to ensure students, staff, the local workforce and the broader community are all thriving 10 years from now? That was the opening question Marcelle Haddix, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, asked Tuesday at a sponsored Cap Times Idea Fest session about the district’s preparations for the future.