More than two weeks after the Madison School District announced that it would not weight grades for the purposes of a new college-entrance program, the results of a survey on the issue show large majorities of district students and parents polled were in favor of weighting grades.
Student enrollment at the Universities of Wisconsin’s branch campuses dropped at four and increased at three this fall, according to preliminary student count projections obtained Wednesday.
In a joint announcement, the university and technical college said the move will strengthen both institutions and support the regional economy.
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced budget reductions June 23 across campus following changes in federal funding. As a result, the university’s libraries have received a 7% budget cut, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library’s website.
These changes are a part of larger university-wide budget cuts, announced earlier in the summer by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. All departments were directed to reduce their budgets by 5%, with administrative units reducing their budgets by 7%.
At UW, political student organizations are grappling with what Kirk’s shooting means for both campus safety and the political climate, according to College Republicans of UW-Madison and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
