To provide rural students improved access to higher education, the College for Rural Wisconsin launched a program through UW-Madison about a year ago.
February 6, 2025
Higher Education/System
Milwaukee area business leaders, officials voice support for increasing UW system budget
Public and private leaders in Milwaukee say increasing funding for the Universities of Wisconsin system will lead to more people living and working in the state.
Campus life
Mazomanie native discusses experience starring in Wicked for Black History Month
A Mazomanie native, who was featured in the film Wicked, was one of several keynote speakers who spoke at UW Madison’s Black History Month Wednesday night. Marissa Bode talked about her journey and experiences being an advocate for authentic representation for people with disabilities in the arts.
‘You can’t get rid of trans people’: UW-Madison experts, students respond to Trump’s two-gender order
The executive order rejects the existence of intersex people and denies transgender, intersex and nonbinary Americans gender affirming healthcare and resources, possibly leading to increased sexual assault, violence and suicide rates.
Arts & Humanities
Former UW Choral Union members, director reflect on its 130-year end
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music disbanded the Choral Union in 2023 after 130 years. For those impacted, the memories are hard to shake.
See some of the art filmmaker David Lynch created at Wisconsin’s Tandem Press
While living in Madison, Lynch connected with Tandem Press, a printmaking studio and gallery that is affiliated with the art department within the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Athletics
Best team in Wisconsin women’s hockey history? This Badgers group could get there
A program with seven NCAA championship banners hanging in its home venue has a different definition of a great team than most others.