Within just the past two years, two-thirds of the universities in the Big Ten Conference have had a change in presidential leadership. Counting system heads and the leaders of flagship campuses, 12 of the 18 member institutions have seen turnover at the top since the start of 2025.
Here’s what guests on the May 29, 2026 episode said about broad voter support for a failed state surplus deal, prospects for job seekers, and a lawsuit over ICE holds by sheriffs.
Instead, the former judges, representatives of Law Forward, the Wisconsin Association for Justice and directors of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggest the Wisconsin Supreme Court should establish an advisory committee to study what process would work best in Wisconsin.
Dairy producers across Wisconsin now have a new tool to help manage one of summer’s biggest challenges: heat stress. It costs the U.S. dairy industry significantly each year through reduced milk production, lower fertility, and added health expenses. At the same time, the cost of running the fans and ventilation systems that prevent those losses keeps rising, making smart decisions on the farm matter more than ever.
The two are also concerned that the district could ignore some of the equity and teacher well-being issues raised in a report led by a group of students from UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, which found that teachers felt burnt out by monitoring phone use and want more district support, and that low-income Black and Latino students in the Madison School District face disproportionate levels of device-related discipline.
In their latest attempt to get the program back on track, the Wisconsin Badgersannounced the football program’s next general manager.
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Wisconsin hired longtime NFL personnel executive Morocco Brown.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to debut public, free-of-charge metals casting and CNC machining Wisconsin Hubs this summer in partnership with the U.S. Department of War (DOW).
Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeships & Learning (METAL) and America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) are Department of War-sponsored hubs offering free, hands-on workforce development courses. ACE’s bootcamps focus on introductory CNC machining, a process involving a computer-controlled machine that carves material into a user-designed part. METAL’s offerings focus on introductory metals casting and forging.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted a webinar on May 19, “From War to AI: Forces Shaping Today’s Economy,” examining how conflict, global trade disruptions and artificial intelligence are influencing the United States and global economy.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison altered their general education requirements in May for incoming students first enrolling for or after Summer 2026, completely removing the current ethnic studies requirement but retaining the courses under a new category.
The Ho-Am Foundation, a public interest organization sponsored by Samsung Group, granted the 2026 Samsung Ho-Am Prize to six leaders in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, art and social contribution.
Inside the Black Business Hub, members of the chapter gathered to prepare for their upcoming Golden Anniversary Homecoming Weekend — while reflecting on decades of mentorship, leadership and community impact.
The chapter’s youngest Madison member, Natalie McDonald, snapped photos of older sorority sisters on her iPhone for an upcoming article in Umoja Magazine.
McDonald said documenting the women who helped shape the chapter — and Madison itself — felt deeply meaningful.
The article “Student group probe begins” in Wednesday’s Wisconsin State Journal raises a series of questions and concerns. It was about UW-Madison investigating Animal Advocacy (AA), a student organization focused on animal rights.
