The Universities of Wisconsin on Monday proposed using $32 million the Legislature withheld earlier this year over the UW system’s refusal to eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion programs to expand training in several high-demand fields at 13 schools in the UW system.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced last week he was suing legislative Republicans, in part because they blocked raises for University of Wisconsin System employees.
Higher education officials would be prohibited from factoring in race when considering grants, loans and student retention plans, and public universities and colleges could be liable for up to $100,000 in damages if they have been found by a judge to have violated a person’s right to free speech, under legislation the Republican-led Assembly will take up Tuesday.
It is uncertain whether the funding will be approved by the Legislature’s budget-writing committee after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ repeated attempts to eliminate DEI efforts.
Announced Monday, the proposal splits the $32 million among the system’s 13 four-year schools. All schools would use the funding toward educating students in engineering, nursing/health care, business/finance and computer/data science.
The Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom at UW-Madison, Harrison Wells, said conservatives at college campuses across the country are being treated unfairly. “Free speech is an issue on every college campus.”
Shapiro titled his lecture “Stop Being Apologetic About the Superiority of Western Values.” He spoke out against radical anti-western ideals and about the importance of free speech on campuses. “It requires the tough business of saying things that are true. If the West does say things that are true, the West will emerge successful and stronger than ever before. If the West does not, it will fall into the darkness,” Shapiro said during his speech.
Protestors marched in front of University of Wisconsin- Madison’s Memorial Union ahead of a packed house at Shannon Hall for conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
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Prior to the event, UW-Madison Dean of Students Christina Olstad gave a “first warning” discouraging any disruptions. “It is our expectation that you will allow the speaker’s presentation and subsequent question-answer exchanges to occur without disruption,” Olstad said. “Any disruptions to the event will be handled swiftly with responsible individuals subject to disciplinary action and or other citations for the disruption.”
The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that the Badgers will host Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers’ last home game of the season will be broadcast on NBC.
The project is designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity and is aligned to work with Bus Rapid Transit, although the BRT contractor will build the actual stations, said Chris Petykowski, engineering division deputy city engineer for private development and public works.
Women’s college volleyball set records for attendance and viewership. Two iconic voices of the Badgers (announcers Pete Waite and Jon Arias) tell us why now is an exciting time for the sport and review how the season is going for the University of Wisconsin team.
According to a survey by The Associated Press of Power Five conference schools and Notre Dame, 55 of 69 of them — 80% — now sell alcohol in the public areas of their stadiums on game days. Of the remaining schools, some sell alcoholic drinks in non-public areas of the venue such as suites; others do not sell booze at all.
Twelfth-ranked Wisconsin (13-4-4, 7-3-1 Big Ten) drew a No. 4 seed and will open NCAA Tournament play against UW-Milwaukee at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex in Madison.
The Badgers were No. 3 in the USCHO.com rankings on Monday, a climb of two spots after they swept Michigan at the Kohl Center last weekend. It’s the highest ranking for the team since it was second and third in the early part of the 2013-14 season.
A person’s religious background can shape how they feel about the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. We talk to the director of the UW-Madison Center for Interfaith Dialogue (Ulrich Rosenhagen) about how to have better conversations with people of different faiths than our own.
Mikhail Troitskiy, professor of practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Newsweek that while Matviyenko is likely not among the most corrupt politicians in Russia, her comments should be viewed in the context of the country’s current political situation. Russia is known for public figures who may struggle to properly express their sentiments, or those of the citizenry, because they avoid taboo subject matter.
