Based on current enrollment, the plan would generate about $16 million.
UW-Madison proposes tuition hike for nonresident undergrads
WISC-TV 3
December 5, 2018
Top Stories
UW-Madison proposes two-year tuition raises for nonresident undergrads, professional programs
Wisconsin State Journal
The plan to raise nonresident and international undergraduate tuition by $810 and $828 over the next two academic years would generate about $16 million based on current enrollment. The raise does not apply to Minnesota students.
Research
The Trailer: How lame-duck legislatures are trying to affect the 2020 election
The Washington Post
Wisconsin. Just a few of the changes being debated by the lame-duck GOP legislature would affect voting rights, but they’d all have teeth. One rule would limit Evers’s ability to curtail the state’s voter ID; academics at the University of Wisconsin estimated that the voter ID law kept around 17,000 registered voters from the polls.
UW to implement changes after ‘cumbersome bureaucracy’ proves difficult for companies interested in research, funding
Badger Herald
UW argues difficult application process implemented to protect research subjects, follow government guidelines.
Higher Education/System
The Latest: Wisconsin Senate Approves Medicaid Changes
AP
The appointees include naming Scott Beightol to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
UW-Madison Proposes Tuition Hike for Nonresident Undergrads
US News and World Report
Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proposing to increase tuition for nonresident undergraduate and some professional school students
Wisconsin Legislature Works Overnight To Approve Limiting Gov.-Elect Tony Evers’ Power
Wisconsin Public Radio
Among the appointments confirmed were Ellen Nowak for a seat on the Public Service Commission and high-profile attorney Scott Beightol for the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Nowak is a former PSC commissioner who went on to become Walker’s secretary of the Department of Administration.
Job, promotion prospects for UW graduates look favorable for foreseeable future
Badger Herald
With economy improving since Great Recessions and older generations retiring, UW graduates in good position for finding work.
Workforce talent maintenance fuels increase in faculty, staff salaries
Daily Cardinal
As workforce needs continue to be flux, losing talent would mean “falling behind,” according to Cross.
Tony Evers asks Scott Walker to rescind nearly 50 appointments, including two UW regents
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov.-elect Tony Evers wants Gov. Scott Walker to rescind four dozen appointments approved by the state Senate Tuesday in a special legislative session called before Walker leaves office in January.
Senate confirms Walker’s picks for UW regents
Walker selected Scott Beightol to serve until May 2023. He replaces Republican Bryan Steil, who resigned last week to focus on his first term in Congress.
Campus life
UWPD hosts for Toys for Tots drive
WKOW-TV 27
“This is an opportunity where I get to go back home to my community and serve the people of our community and do something really special for them,” said Zach Schranm, Marine and UWPD Security Officer.
What It’s Really Like to Stay Sober in College
Vice
“I’m terrified alcohol would take my life away,” Jonah Beleckis wrote in an op-ed when he was a senior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which is a notorious party school. “Addiction is in my blood. It etches a death threat in my mirror every Friday night, warning me what might come.”
Freshman engineering students build sensory playhouse for 11-year-old girl with disabilities
WISC-TV 3
For the past several months, a group of 24 freshman engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been building a sensory playhouse for an 11-year-old girl named Laura who has severe disabilities.
State news
Influential Republican businessman Sheldon Lubar sharply criticizes Walker for lame-duck session
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The founder and chairman of Lubar & Co., a private investment company in Milwaukee, Lubar was president of the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents, president of the Milwaukee Art Museum, trustee and acting chairman of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and in 1991 served as co-chairman of the Governor’s Conference on Small Business.
Lame duck moves by GOP in Wisconsin and Michigan: How they’re alike, how they’re different
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Howard Schweber, a professor of law and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said if the Michigan proposal about legislators intervening in lawsuits were a federal law, it clearly would be unconstitutional.
He said while “some degree of chicanery is a standard part of hardball politics,” the current moves in Madison and Lansing seem unprecedented.
Crime and safety
Education Secretary DeVos proposes changes to Title IX, sexual harassment definition
Badger Herald
Proposal’s critics allege changes give greater rights to accused, corrodes trust in survivors.
Community
UW freshman Avra Reddy hosts campaign kickoff party
Badger Herald
Reddy hopes to improve campus safety, housing affordability if elected.
Health
No Cash, No Heart. Transplant Centers Need to Know You Can Pay.
The New York Times
It’s been a struggle for decades to get transplants and associated expenses covered by insurance, said Dr. Maryl Johnson, a heart failure and transplant cardiologist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
UHS providers discuss mental health support for men of color
Badger Herald
Stigma continues to be a problem when addressing equity in mental health care.
Athletics
Five Badgers make American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Northeast region team
Wisconsin State Journal
Sophomores Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley and redshirt junior Madison Duello were named to the all-region team, while junior Tiffany Clark and senior Tionna Williams received honorable mention.
Opinion
Michael W. Wagner: It’s up to the people to save democracy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Wagner, associate professor and Louis A. Maier Faculty Development Fellow in the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
UW Experts in the News
Why Reaching Out To Someone After They’ve Lost A Spouse Is So Important For Their Health
Huffington Post
Quoted: “We know that humans are social animals and they need close contact and support,” said Felix Elwert, professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “To go from decades of not being alone ? from being with someone who actually loves them to solitude ? it’s very difficult for people to manage.”
We Asked 105 Experts What Worries Them Most About the Future
Motherboard
Quoted: I worry that because the problems are so big, we will throw up our metaphorical hands and stop trying.
—Jenny Saffran, language acquisition expert and professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison