The head of the University of Wisconsin System will propose its Board of Regents support a 3.5% increase to its 2021-23 state budget in the hope of funding several new initiatives, including a statewide free tuition scholarship program for some Wisconsin students.
August 19, 2020
Top Stories
UW Madison School of Education launches multimillion dollar program to address teacher shortage
The program offers its students financial support including in-state tuition, fees and testing certification costs in exchange for the students teaching for three or four years at a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school in Wisconsin.
New UW program aims to diversify, attract teachers in Wisconsin schools
As Wisconsin continues to face diminishing enrollment in teacher education programs, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education hopes to financially support over 1,500 students to study and work as teachers in the state over the next five years.
UW-Madison unveils loan forgiveness program to keep teachers in Wisconsin
Sierrena Taylor-Seals expected to take out thousands of dollars in student loans to earn her education degree from UW-Madison.
Thompson to request 3.5% budget increase for UW System in next biennium
Interim University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson will request a 3.5% operating budget increase for the 2021-23 biennium, alongside ten key initiatives to be presented to Gov. Tony Evers Thursday.
UW System wants to cover tuition for in-state students from families below median income
The University of Wisconsin System wants nearly $100 million more in the next state budget to cushion COVID-19’s financial blow to campuses and cover tuition for Wisconsin students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year.
Research
How Birds Respond to Extreme Weather
“For the first time, we can look at how species responded immediately following extreme weather conditions over the scale of an entire continent,” said Jeremy Cohen, who led the research as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Opinion: There is a safe, healthy path forward from the ravages of the coronavirus
Written by Robert N. Golden, MD, is dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Joseph E. Kerschner, MD is dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
Higher Education/System
Free Tuition Program For Lower-Income Students Would Expand Under UW System Proposal
A program that guarantees free tuition to lower-income students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison would be expanded to all UW System universities under a budget request unveiled Tuesday.
Study: UW-Madison is 32nd best school in the world
According to the study released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy on Saturday, the UW-Madison came in at 32 out of the top 50 universities.
UW-Oshkosh removes name of Klan member from theater
UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced Tuesday that the Frederic March Theatre would be renamed the Theatre Arts Center due to March’s membership in a fraternal organization called the Ku Klux Klan while a student at UW-Madison.
Campus life
Some university-affiliated in-person meetings, gatherings permitted under new guidelines
New policy follows guidelines set in place by Smart Restart, CDC, PHMDC.
Agriculture
Coronavirus pandemic disrupts UW’s swine program, leads to service partnership
UW meat science program partners with Vita Plus to distribute surplus pork.
Health
New COVID-19 Connect app provides information, support to Wisconsin residents
App includes focuses on healing physically, coping mentally with virus.
Athletics
Student-athletes to wear black ‘W,’ show support for underrepresented students
Student-athletes petition, raise awareness for underrepresented students.
Nicholas Recreation Center expected to open September 14
’UW will have one of the best recreation facilities in the entire Big 10,’ RecWell spokesperson said
Opinion
Column: While DACA recipients are protected following court ruling, their fight is not over
As DACA recipients breathe sighs of relief following Supreme Court ruling, Wisconsin, UW must ensure they are sufficiently represented.
UW Experts in the News
Smaller, cheaper reactor aims to revive nuclear industry, but design problems raise safety concerns
The issues are typical of the snags new reactor designs run into on the road to approval, says Michael Corradini, a nuclear engineer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “I don’t think these things are show-stoppers.”
Obituaries
Kemper, Joyce M.
She retired in 2006 after many years of service to the University of Wisconsin—Madison as a Graduate Admission Coordinator in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, receiving a Distinguished Achievement Award in 2003.
Gosting, Dorothy
Dorothy worked in several departments at the University of Wisconsin, including the Food Research Institute, from 1966 until her retirement in 1992.
UW-Madison Related
Wisconsin’s 48 Most Influential Asian American Leaders, Part 3
Peng Her is the Community Relations Coordinator for UW–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty, and the director of the Hmong Institute.