In response to TAA concerns, UW-Madison said it has increased minimum graduate assistant stipends by 14% this year as part of a four-year planned increase, with some individual programs setting rates even higher to stay competitive.
December 6, 2024
Higher Education/System
30% of UW academic programs are considered ‘low-enrolled’ and will face further scrutiny
Academic programs at Wisconsin’s public universities will face more scrutiny, with a new report classifying 30% of programs as “low-enrolled.”
UWPD: 19 arrested after protest at Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting
Of the 19 arrested, all were released. No one received a citation. UWPD noted officials will investigate each individual case and citations could be filed.
Pro-Palestine protesters were arrested after demonstration at UW Board of Regents meeting
After the demonstration started, UW Police Department officers and Student Affairs staff warned the group of protesters to stop, but they refused, according to a UWPD statement.
More than a dozen people arrested following protests inside UW Board of Regents meeting
Staff from student affairs and UWPD officers reportedly warned the group to stop their disruptions, but they did not. Officers then removed the group from the room, so the board could continue its meeting.
Nineteen arrested, released following pro-Palestine protest at UW Board of Regents meeting
Demonstrators demand divestment from Israel, accuse Regents of complicity in “genocide.”
19 arrested after pro-Palestine protesters interrupt Board of Regents meeting
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department arrested and detained 19 protesters at Gordon Dining & Event Center at 8:30 a.m. All were released without citations at this time.
Campus life
UW special education teacher residency now open for 2025 cohort
The Wisconsin Center For Education Research announced Wednesday its active recruitment for the 2025 cohort of the Special Education Teach Residency Program.The early decision deadline is Dec. 15.
UW Center for Campus History podcast explores campus police history
UWPD not consulted in creation of podcast, department communications director says.
UW Agribusiness capstone course bridges classroom learning with workforce development
Students tackle real-world challenges, gain hands-on experience in dairy industry.
Crime and safety
UW home game police citations down 20% since Camp Randall alcohol sales added
There’s a trend that is surprising some UW football fans. Since alcohol sales were added at Camp Randall, police citations at home football games have fallen by nearly 20%, according to statistics from the UW-Madison Police Department.
UW-Madison opens investigation into SJP, considering sanctions for alleged Expressive Activity Policy violations
Band Engagement Coordinator Aaron Vieth will investigate Students For Justice in Palestine for violating Expressive Activity policy during their Dec. 5 protest at Gordon Dining & Event Center on behalf of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standa
Agriculture
New UW video game Mooving Cows improves dairy farm employees’ animal handling skills
Van Os secured funding for the game titled “Mooving Cows”: Version 1.0 through the UW-Madison Research Forward Initiative.
UW-Madison staff worked collaboratively with dairy farm owners, professional bilingual trainers and veterinarians, inviting them to the campus to play the game prototype and provide critical feedback.
Extension
DATCP on holiday scams; Budgeting your money this gift-giving season
Plus, how to budget for the holidays with Clare Dahl, a financial educator with UW-Madison Division of Extension in Dane County.
Arts & Humanities
UW-Madison professor explains why people care about the year end music reveal on streaming platforms
Jeremy Morris teaches media and culture at UW Madison and explained that people care about their most listened to music because it tells the story of a year in their lives. “It’s a part of your identity, it helps you express who you are and it helps you understand yourself right?” he said. “It’s very personal and it’s an intimate form of media. You spend a lot of time in a year if you’re someone who likes listening to music, it means a lot to you.”
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UW-Madison student sole survivor of Tesla Cybertruck crash in California that killed 3
AUW-Madison student was the only survivor in a single-vehicle crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students in Northern California last week.
From Pabst to Liberace, Milwaukee exhibit showcases best of Wisconsin pop culture
It’s been 50 years since Jerry Ringlien, an Eau Claire native and UW-Madison graduate, wrote what would become one of the best known jingles in advertising history.
The commercial was for Madison-based Oscar Mayer, where Ringlien was the company’s vice president of marketing, and featured 4-year-old Andy Lambros who, while sitting on a boat dock, taught the world how to properly spell B-O-L-O-G-N-A.