UW-Madison Police Department Executive Director of Communications Marc Lovicott told WMTV the vandalism was “pro-Palestine in nature.” Lovicott said there were statements in the vandalism like “divest now”, “we will not rest”, and “free Palestine.” He also said there were a few vulgar words.
Thousands of students are flooding the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday for the first day of the fall semester, marking the beginning of a new academic year. University officials say they are welcoming 10,000 new and transfer students this year, continuing a trend of growing enrollment.
Brad Wendlandt is a Wisconsin alumni who lost his daughter, Candice, after she graduated from UW.Candice was in Wisconsin’s band for five years and went on to be a teacher in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Her bandmates purchased a brick in honor of her life.
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and other speakers spoke to the importance of taking on new challenges and making new connections Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is investigating pro-Palestine paint left on Library Mall around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a UWPD statement.
Mark Charter was live on campus during Wake Up Wisconsin learning more about the upcoming opportunities for students.
“The plurality that makes UW-Madison special includes you. Emphatically,” Mnookin told the gathered students. “You create the tapestry that makes us who we are.”
Incident occurred at west campus residence hall early Sunday morning, victim and offender allegedly know each other.
The incident occurred at 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning and the individual did not report it to UWPD, according to an email UW-Madison sent to students Tuesday.
Before freshmen hit the classrooms, the university educated students on the land they will be walking on for the next four years. Students watched a video highlighting areas of significance during the 2024 Student Convocation on Tuesday afternoon.
The Badger Challenge is coming up in September. The event raises money for cancer research at the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
Two of the citations issued at the Friday night game were because of students attempting to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol, UWPD said.
According to statistics released by the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, 27 people were ejected from the stadium during Friday’s game against Western Michigan. The total includes 11 who were identified as UW students.
UWPD is searching for any suspects and asks anyone with information to call 608-264-2677.
UW-Madison has among the highest rents of any Big Ten university, according to a study released on Aug. 26. The study’s release is welcomed by a group of developers, alders and university officials recently formed to tackle Madison’s student housing problem.
Among the 18 schools in the Big 10 conference, only Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois ($1,482) and New Jersey’s Rutgers University ($1,353) had higher average per-bedroom rents for off-campus housing, according to the study.
UW will also continue to hold Badger Dialogues, an educational series of discussions that gives students of different backgrounds the opportunity to connect, according to UW News. Further, UW has created a Free Expression Canvas Module — required for incoming freshmen and transfer students — that provides materials to help students further understand their First Amendment rights, according to UW News.
Crime warning emailed to students, UWPD investigating incident.
The victim reported being groped by five or six different people during the football game at Camp Randall, according to a university crime alert sent Friday.
The Sunburst Sparkler caffeinated, sparkling water beverage will be available in four flavors at all Wisconsin Union dining locations.
The drinks have been deemed Sunburst Sparklers. They are caffeinated, sparkling waters that come in a variety of flavors.
The American Red Cross, the University of Wisconsin Red Cross Club, and the University of Wisconsin Recreation and Wellbeing Club announced Thursday the UW-Madison Kick-Off Blood Drive, in order to address the ongoing need for blood products.
Badger fans will notice some changes at Camp Randall this fall. A new videoboard is the Badgers’ first scoreboard upgrade in ten seasons. Officials say this one will be better in all lighting conditions. Extra ribbon board panels were also installed on both sides of the stadium.
The Wisconsin football team will begin its season on Friday, and UW alum Yuven Sundaramoorthy will race for the Milwaukee 100 in the INDY NXT Series at the Milwaukee Mile. Sundaramoorthy, who races for Abel Motorsports, is paying homage to the Badgers with a special helmet for the weekend that resembles the football team’s iconic helmet.
Schweber said the university limiting “expressive activity” within 25 feet of building entrances is “extremely problematic, clearly unconstitutional” and “begging to invite some judge to strike them down.”
The team at Camp Randall is gearing up and excited for the season opener.This year, Camp Randall is showcasing several new updates for fans to enjoy.
A UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health study has found most Wisconsinites have some level of so-called forever chemicals in their blood. Though the Badger State’s concentrations remain below the national average.The study was published in the Journal of Environmental Research.
Revisions to the protest policy include restrictions on “expressive activity” within 25 feet of university facility entrances, size limitations for signs in buildings, specific sound amplification restrictions and restrictions on protest activity during select times on campus areas typically used for photos like the Abraham Lincoln statue at the top of Bascom Hill.
The lawsuit filed by the conservative legal center Tuesday claimed the U.S. Department of Education’s $60 million McNair Program excludes students on the basis of race.
“We moved some of our check-in locations indoors, so that our staff and people waiting in line are not having to be out in the heat for today, because we know it’s pretty extreme,” said Brendon Dybdahl, UW-Madison Housing Marketing & Communications Director.
UW Health ranked 33rd overall in Wisconsin, a fact they are very proud of, according to Chief Human Resource Officer Betsy Clough.
Parking lots near residence halls are used as unloading zones, but other streets will be blocked off to allow students and their families to safely haul their stuff in.
Madison Alder Juliana Bennett came up with the idea for the study, and UW-Madison leaders said they will use the findings to inform future policy decisions.
“For the faculty, this is a big day, these are our newest students that we’re welcoming, and we’re so excited to see them,” said Associate Dean in the School of Medicine and Public Health, Christine Seibert, “It’s honestly renewed our faith in the medical profession, we see this young idealistic excited group of people who want to join us in what is sometimes very hard work.”
Eight unions representing faculty and staff across the UW System urged the Regents to support their “meet and confer” campaign and reject faculty layoff plans.
UW system President Jay Rothman has promised he won’t seek to raise tuition during the life of the two-year spending plan if the system gets the money.
The three demands are priorities for the rally’s organizer, the American Federation of Teachers’ Wisconsin chapter: protecting the jobs of around 30 tenured staff of UW-Milwaukee, supporting Gov. Tony Evers’ intentions to ask for the largest ever budget increase to Universities of Wisconsin, and beginning Meet-and-Confer.
The 17 students and faculty formerly under OSCCS investigation accused the university of recommending harsher probations and initiating investigations with limited evidence on Palestinian students and those associated with UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine. Students plan to request hearings to challenge these preliminary decisions.
Budgets invest in AI research, career advising, mental health, $293.4 million new residence hall.
If we run public higher education even more like a business that prioritizes efficiency over all other values, the outcome will be a disaster for a significant majority of students and the state.
Employees across the Universities of Wisconsin would receive a 5% pay increase in July next year and another 3% raise in July 2026 under the budget proposal. This boost would help wages keep up with inflation, the system said.
They’re trying to make being at Camp Randall a memorable experience and keep fans engaged through games that often extend past 3½ hours. But change sometimes isn’t widely accepted.
Nearly three dozen faculty at UW-Milwaukee’s branch campuses will lose their jobs after the UW Board of Regents voted Thursday to use for the first time a decade-old policy allowing universities to lay off faculty members.
Katherine J. Cramer, a professor of American Politics at UW-Madison and author of the acclaimed book The Politics of Resentment, notes, “Rural voters in those places… could be the deciding factor.”
Janssen is entering his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said he’s seen peers from school down at the convention. Beyond the university scope, Janssen said there’s a large number of people around his age from Wisconsin and other states.
Dana Rettke returned to the UW Field House on Tuesday night to watch her former team sweep Bradley in an exhibition match, but she didn’t come alone. Rettke brought her silver medal from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman proposed a 2025-2027 budget request that he believes would allow the state’s public universities to climb the ranks in public funding and reach the national median. Wisconsin currently ranks 43rd out of the 50 states. For comparison, Illinois ranks first, Michigan third, Iowa ninth and Minnesota tenth.
The first group of participants started an apprenticeship on Monday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Madison College and UW Health for registered respiratory therapy. Officials said this program is the first in the country to offer an academic degree for a respiratory therapist credential.
Rothman announced that his budget request, if approved, would effectively fund the preservation of branch campuses in the system, and could mean higher wages for staff. He said that proper pay is one way to maintain qualified staff.
The event saw future Badgers take the turf at Camp Randall for an afternoon of fun in the form of combine-like drills– a bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yard dash, a quarterback toss, and field goal kick. They could also take pictures with Bucky and run around the field.
We must not only hold landlords accountable but also examine the choices we are making. As students, we have the power to advocate for more sustainable, affordable living situations that meet our needs without sacrificing our financial stability.
According to a Bias Incident Report obtained by the Badger Herald, the suspects targeted members of the multicultural Sigma Psi Zeta sorority. One of the suspects threatened to kill a student whom they mistakenly believed to be Saudi Arabian, further heightening the severity of the situation.
Lukas Nowak was formally charged Monday for disrupting a November sorority meeting with racist threats and disorderly conduct.
175 years after UW-Madison was founded, it continues prioritizing teaching, research and public service across the state. Now, the university is celebrating its impact while thanking Wisconsinites in the Chippewa Valley and beyond for their support.
A Madison man has been formally charged following an incident last fall inside a building on the UW-Madison campus where he’s accused of making threats and racist comments.
Students have been working on various projects that have to do with river bank stabilization, conservation plans for the next 50 years, and green technology to prevent blue-green algae blooms.
A criminal complaint filed in Dane County alleges that on Nov. 28, 2023 at around 11 p.m., Nowak and another man barged into a classroom where a group of sorority sisters were studying and practicing a dance.
It was the middle of the Great Depression when millions were unemployed, including the elderly with little to no help from their families. When President Roosevelt took office, he organized a committee to come up with a solution, headed by University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members Edwin Witte and Arthur Altmeyer.
Lukas Nowak was one of three men who entered several rooms in the Humanities building on November 28, 2023 and disrupted a student organization meeting by making threats and racist comments.
The surveys will be conducted with the help of student volunteers in both the Forest and Wildlife Ecology Department at UW-Madison and the College of Natural Resources and Department of Biology at UW-Stevens Point.
