Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday rejected a scope statement from the University of Wisconsin System for Title IX changes that follow new rules from President Donald Trump’s administration, saying the changes could weaken protections against sexual harassment.
UW-Madison’s PEOPLE Program will offer virtual programming to high school students this summer from June through August because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The program has put forth the motto “Prepare to Achieve Virtually Anything!”
“I like that we don’t know yet because it feels like they’re taking their time to fully understand the situation because it’s very dynamic.” Said Nicole Berdusco who will study her fifth year of engineering in the fall.
Investigators say the assault happened shortly after 7 a.m. near the Fluno Center, in the 600 block of University Ave. Wade allegedly pushed the woman into a nearby grassy area where the attack occurred. Several minutes into the assault, according to police, a passerby spotted what was happening and called police.
Members of the Big Ten Conference’s Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition were announced Monday, with administrators, coaches and student-athletes coming together to “provide viable solutions” to racism and hate.
Some companies, including Midwest Prototyping, that already provide shields to hospitals are also starting to sell to consumers. Additionally, the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers open-source shield design for its Badger Shield, which is being used both in hospitals and nonmedical settings, says Lennon Rodgers, director of the university’s Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Lab.
Quoted: As a professor of Black history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Christy Clark-Pujara said she sees the disparities told in history from the students in her classes. “They come in with a lot of fairy-tale,” Clark-Pujara said. “The vast majority of them have no idea how central and important race-based slavery was to the economic stability of the colonies, nor do they have an understanding of the centrality of slavery and the founding of the nation.”
UW-Madison law professor Keith Findley said both the monitor and civilian board would only have the power to make recommendations. The ultimate decision-making authority on hiring and discipline would still lie with the PFC.
Quoted: In the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with their four liberal-leaning counterparts, a move that UW-Madison political science professor Howard Schweber said is unusual. “It’s not as though it would have been impossible for Roberts and Gorsuch to join that other opinion,” Schweber said.
Dondieneita Fleary-Simmons, Wisconsin 4-H program manager, said they’ve been following state and University of Wisconsin-Madison guidelines.
