University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman is proposing a 5% in-state tuition increase for the 2023-24 academic year, the first for the System in a decade.
March 3, 2023
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Research
USF researcher living 30 feet underwater in Key Largo
He’s advancing conclusions from a University of Wisconsin study, where cells exposed to increased pressure doubled within five days — suggesting increased pressure has the potential to allow humans to live longer and prevent diseases associated with aging.
Higher Education/System
UW System leader will ask regents for 5% tuition increase
University of Wisconsin System students would face a 5% tuition increase next year under a plan the system’s president, Jay Rothman, unveiled Thursday.
UW System president proposes 5% tuition increase for next school year
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman says there will be a 5% tuition increase for system schools starting next school year, saying the system needed the increase in addition to its state budget request to ensure it could remain “financially sustainable” into the future.
GOP lawmakers hope to cap in-state tuition increases for UW System
Just after UW System president Jay Rothman announced he will be asking the Board of Regents for a 5% tuition increase, two state lawmakers released a bill hoping to cap hikes in tuition.
University of Wisconsin System plans to raise in-state tuition by 5% next school year
The University of Wisconsin System wants to increase tuition for in-state undergraduates by about 5% next school year, UW System President Jay Rothman said Thursday.
Fighting an oppressive regime while earning PhDs, Iranian students at UW-Milwaukee balance two lives
After a young Iranian woman was arrested and died in custody this past September, Parya — a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student — was devastated.
UW System president to propose 5% tuition increase
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman will propose a 5% tuition increase for the next academic year, he told the state Assembly’s higher education committee Thursday.
UW System leader will ask regents for 5% tuition increase
University of Wisconsin System students would face a 5% tuition increase next year under a plan the system’s president, Jay Rothman, unveiled Thursday.
Campus life
“This Is Our Referendum on Abortion”: Wisconsin’s Critical Race
“This is our referendum on abortion,” says Margaret Keuler, a University of Wisconsin–Madison junior who is the chair of College Democrats of Wisconsin. “Others states, like Michigan, have had actual referendums. This Supreme Court race is our referendum.”
Women of color celebrated at 15th Outstanding Women of Color Awards reception
The annual event, hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, included a welcome speech from Deputy Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer LaVar J. Charleston and 2022 UW Outstanding Women of Color Honoree Cat N. Burkat, opening remarks from UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, award announcements and closing remarks.
SSFC meets to discuss to GSSF application process changes
The GSSF is a funding source for the annual operating budgets of qualifying student organizations. The budgets cover student hourly wages and operational and programming costs. Currently, the GSSF funds 15 student organizations.
Crime and safety
Madison woman can still drive despite campus hit-and-run accusation
A Dane County Court commissioner Thursday allowed a suspected hit-and-run driver to keep her license despite her being charged with injuring a UW-Madison student on a campus street.
Arts & Humanities
Grammy winner Samara Joy to perform at UW Memorial Union
Joy will be in Madison just a few months after winning her first two Grammy Awards including the coveted “Best New Artist” award. Her performance will be part of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s 2022-23 Jazz Series.
Health
More Doctors Can Now Prescribe Buprenorphine to Opioid Users. Will It Help?
Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, an addiction physician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has trained doctors in prescribing buprenorphine, said there were “so many health shortage concerns in rural areas” that it would be hard for health providers to meet demand, “because there aren’t enough clinicians.”
Athletics
3-time USA Hockey Olympian, former Badgers player Brianna Decker retires
Three-time Olympian Brianna Decker announced her retirement from the United States national hockey team on Thursday, ending a career in which she ranks third among American women players in world championship tournament points.
Salary details for 3 Wisconsin football assistants
The University of Wisconsin football team’s spending on assistant coaches may be similar to its total last season.
Opinion
Let’s have a UW survey that actually serves the students
Column by Neil Kraus, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
UW Experts in the News
A Supreme Court justice’s paragraph could mean weaker protections for voters of color
But the judge cited Gorsuch’s one-paragraph opinion and decided the case had to be thrown out. That’s because, the judge said, the Voting Rights Act does not explicitly say private groups can bring Section 2 lawsuits. Dan Tokaji, dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School, says that literal interpretation of the law doesn’t make sense.