Beto O’Rourke is going to the University of Wisconsin—Madison on Friday for a brief grip-and-grin with students and faculty.
February 15, 2019
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O’Rourke heading to Wisconsin amid 2020 speculation
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke will hold an event Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the Texas Democrat mulls a 2020 presidential bid, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.
Beto heading to Wisconsin and Illinois as 2020 decision nears
Following a massive rally in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, on Monday, the former Texas congressman and potential presidential candidate will visit with students at University of Wisconsin, Madison on Friday.
Beto O’Rourke planning stops in 2020 battleground Midwest
Potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Friday for a meet and greet with students and faculty, a closely guarded event that will be the former Texas congressman’s first visit to a key state in the battleground, industrial Midwest.
UW Freshman from Door County Praises Bucky’s Tuition Promise
University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman Mackenzie Straub told the UW System Board of Regents on Friday, Feb. 8, that the new Bucky’s Tuition Promise program has made a big difference for her.
Higher Education/System
A Q&A with Alt-Ac Thomas J. Tobin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Thomas J. Tobin generously agreed to answer my questions about his career path and scholarship.
Campus life
Potential 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke coming to UW-Madison
O’Rourke is scheduled to be on campus for a two-hour meeting early Friday evening. UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said Thursday the event is not open to the press, public or anyone not affiliated with the university.
Potential 2020 candidate O’Rourke coming to Wisconsin
Potential 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for a meet and greet with students and faculty.
They were here: The life and legacy of Vel Phillips, first Black woman to graduate from UW law school
Phillips organized successful protest in support of fair housing legislation in inner-city Milwaukee.
‘We are not for sale:’ Students say activism could save the Wisconsin Idea from Foxconn
Less than a minute after student protesters draped their hand-painted banners over the second floor railing at Union South, campus security forced the small group to roll up their flags and issued some of them warnings.
Agriculture
Plant earlier for better yield, study suggests
An important consideration in early planting is spring-frost occurrence, which can damage or destroy the crop – but only after emergence at 15 to 25 days after planting.
Extension
Spring into gardening 2019
Despite winter’s grasp, spring will soon arrive! Prepare for it by attending the 13th annual “Spring into Gardening” conference hosted by Racine County and Kenosha County Division of Extension. The line-up of speakers includes local plant experts, University of Wisconsin specialists and Master Gardeners.
Health
CAS outcomes similar to surgery in pooled analysis of asymptomatic patients
“Only two of the five recent, large randomized trials have compared carotid stenting and carotid endarterectomy in asymptomatic patients,” Jon S. Matsumura, MD, chairman of the division of vascular surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said during a presentation.
Opinion
Column: Everyday experiences of students of color should be discussed, not shied away from
If you want to continue to be blind to the explicit acts of hate, discrimination and prejudice that happens on a daily basis at our school, that’s your own problem. I don’t owe anyone anything.
Column: More funding, support needed for campus mental health services
Students already know that mental health services at UHS are inadequate. In 2018, wait times for counseling sessions were as long as 36 days.
UW Experts in the News
Report shows increasing special needs education funding benefits all students
Noted: Although the need is variable from school to school, LaFollette School of Public Affairs Professor John Witte said special needs students on average cost 2.2 percent more than a student that does not.
Obituaries
Andrew Ranard, chronicler of the history of Burmese painting, dies at 69
After traveling widely, he graduated in 1981 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he also received a master’s degree in English in 1983.
UW-Madison Related
He loved growing up on a farm, and now he’s making cheese from milk produced on that farm
Noted: He took classes at the Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then worked with cheesemakers, including Gary Grossen, Andy Hatch and Bob Wills.