Current DDEEA staff will report to Isbell on a temporary basis and day-to-day operations will be overseen by a four-person leadership cabinet, according to the email. Fiscal authority for the division has been moved to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.
Dr. LaVar Charleston removed from role for ‘concern about financial operations, fiscal judgments in division,’ will return to backup position as professor.
Finding the best student organizations on campus begins with stepping outside of your comfort zone.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison removed Dr. LaVar Charleston from his position as chief diversity officer due to “concern” about Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement “financial operations and fiscal judgment.”
Despite a new Basic Needs Website and improved access to resources, students say the University must do more to provide for food insecure students.
UW-Madison students hoping to see their first classes of the semester canceled saw those hopes dashed Tuesday, when no word of any closings issued from Bascom Hall.
On Trump’s proposal for mass deportations, Evers pointed to an April 2023 survey by UW-Madison’s School for Workers that found more than 10,000 undocumented immigrant workers in the state perform an estimated 70% of the labor at Wisconsin’s dairy farms. The researchers behind the survey said, without those workers, “the whole dairy industry would collapse overnight.”
Give a bark for Bella and a lick for Luna, which also deserves a tail wag for cross-species appeal.
Kenny Guiton’s time as a professional translator is over. Make no mistake, the University of Wisconsin assistant football coach has had to teach a variety of techniques and details to wide receivers during his 11 years as a receivers coach. But one of his great skills leading receivers was he could teach them how his team’s quarterbacks wanted things done because he played quarterback.
Knowing basic math is crucial to set up students for success later in life, according to Lisa Hennessey, a UW-Madison educator helping to organize the tutoring program. Research shows understanding the subject in middle school prepares students for more advanced math in high school and ultimately leads to higher-paying jobs in adulthood.
Ed Nuttycombe knows something about “not burying the lede” — fundamental to journalists and apparently to frustrated, retired Hall of Fame track coaches.
The interim leader of campus police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is among the finalists vying to become the agency’s next chief. Brent Plisch rose to the role last February after Kristen Roman resigned amid an investigation into her conduct as chief.
Two students are part of the search committee, and they expressed what want in their next police chief. “Having a chief on campus is so important not only for the students, but for faculty and staff and the Community as well,” said student representative Haia Al Zein.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison kicked off its spring semester with freezing temperatures. University policy encourages normal operations whenever campus buildings are accessible, and safety precautions can be taken.
UW students face frigid temperatures on first day of spring classes.
The Terrace: Short for “The Memorial Union Terrace,” this is a popular spot outside Memorial Union with its iconic colorful chairs where students hang out and study with a beautiful view of Lake Mendota.
The walls in Jeff Grimes’ office are mostly bare, save for a series of large whiteboards and a TV screen to watch game tape.
The totals over seven games at Camp Randall in 2024 were 255,122 sales for $3,088,690, according to records provided by the athletic department through a public records request.
While agency appointees in Wisconsin are afforded the same powers as someone who is confirmed, their job security is much less stable. Going years without being confirmed undercuts the legitimacy of agency leaders, said Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“I think there’s a kind of public confidence or clout that gets associated with someone who’s been through that (confirmation) process,” Burden said. “They have gotten the stamp of approval from the Legislature, even if the powers don’t change the day that happens. There’s a perception I think that makes them more effective in their jobs.”
“Lifestyle interventions are the foundation for how we approach cognitive health,” says Dr. Nathaniel Chin, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and medical director for the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC).
Dementia is top of mind for Dr. Nathaniel Chin — not only because he’s the medical director for the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention but also because his father, Dr. Moe Chin, died in 2018 after battling Alzheimer’s disease.
UW-Madison limnologist Dr. Hilary Dugan reveals the science behind the loud booming noises heard from Madison’s lakes this week, particularly on the east side. These sounds, caused by ice shifts, highlight how active lakes remain even when frozen.
Several wildfires continue to burn in California, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate and leaving thousands without homes, including two UW-Madison graduates.
Edgewood College’s plan to transition to a new name could cost as much as $250,000 and take a few years to fully implement, but changes are expected to start this summer.
Amid concerns over devastating wildfires impacting Los Angeles, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s trip to the city is “on schedule at the moment,” a school spokesperson said.
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Dinner: The MLK Jr. Coalition hosts this annual event and buffet dinner, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at UW Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W. Dayton St. Meet neighbors, share in the spirit of Dr. King and hear music from WYSO Music Makers at 6:15 p.m.
MLK Symposium 2025: Donzaleigh Abernathy, the youngest daughter of Civil Rights Movement co-founder Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy and goddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., is the featured speaker in this special event honoring King’s legacy, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, in Shannon Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. Hosted by the UW-Madison Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement.
He was also a prolific painter, musician and print artist who came to Madison every summer starting in the late 1990s and developed a long-term collaboration with UW-Madison’s Tandem Press, then-director Paula Panczenko recalled in 2022.
“We are watching all of those things very closely to ensure that we’re meeting Wisconsinites where they want to consume public media,” said Jordan Siegler, interim executive director of the Division of Public Media at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which along with the Educational Communications Board oversees PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio.
“I put it together and then we talk about it. It’s not like we have an architect,” said Anderson, who shared the design with his classmates in an MBA program he’s in at UW-Madison. “The comradery we have in our leadership corps really helps in our construction process. But our volunteer firefighters are really what makes this happen.”
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a completely new dinosaur in Wyoming, the oldest in the Northern Hemisphere. “I say: ‘I have a dinosaur,’ and people are very underwhelmed when I’m like, ‘and here it is!’,” Dave Lovelace said, taking the rock-sized ankle bone out of a box. “It’s one of the most important bones, probably that I’ll have ever found in my career.”
Letters to the editor: When I look around campus, the most pleasing views include the oldest buildings, or those with some stylistic consistency with their neighbors.
Knowing your rights in your own home is just as important, said Raffi Friedman, an attorney and clinical instructor with the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For example, some immigrant households are made up of mixed-status families — parents who are undocumented and children who were born in the United States and are legal citizens.
“Those who are U.S. citizens should definitely apply for U.S. passports and have them on them,” Friedman said.
“In 2027, we will celebrate 100 years of advancing our mission since our founding by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa,” President Andrew Manion, said. “As we position the institution to flourish in our second century, the time is right to celebrate by making this change to honor our past, and to embrace the future.”
Since the fires started, roughly 200,000 have received an evacuation notice. Among those who chose to leave their home were UW Madison Alum Raleigh Harris and UW Madison freshman Clementine Harris.
What sets this apartment complex from others, you may ask? For example, a podcast room and expansive rooftop decks are two additional amenities that will be featured.
Founded in 1998, the Wisconsin Innocence Project is a law clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s law school. Students and staff work to exonerate Wisconsinites who claim innocence in primarily serious cases, such as sexual assault and homicide, Burg said.
Plans for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team to travel to California this weekend for a set of upcoming games remain unchanged amid concerns over wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area, Badgers coach Greg Gard said Monday.
As the 2024 “Empowering the Wisconsin Idea” report noted, UW-Madison is sixth in the nation in research and development spending but not as vibrant in fostering startups. Other universities with R&D budgets comparable to Madison are the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington. All four generate far more startups
In fact, all but three of 14 universities examined by the report were tied to more startups — including some with a fraction of the UW-Madison’s research budget.
Chancellors at Universities of Wisconsin campuses that have lost a high percentage of freshmen will have bigger retention targets to meet in order to earn the 15% bonuses newly available to all chancellors, according to information provided to the Wisconsin State Journal.
Work can begin on a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after the State Building Commission reversed course Friday and approved the long-awaited project.
UWPD said in a Facebook post Friday that the suspect is responsible for a least three bike thefts on the university’s campus.
Dr. Kate went on to become an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine and School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Construction proposed to begin in 2026, end in 2029.
The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved funding for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new engineering hall in a unanimous vote Friday.
Letter to the editor: The proposal to detach UW-Madison from the other Universities of Wisconsin system campuses smacks of elitism.
Plans to build UW-Madison’s new $419 million engineering building got back on track Friday after the state’s Building Commission — which initially denied UW system’s request to reallocate millions in state funds for the Madison project and others — signed off on the transfers.
Mike retired from the UW-Madison Physical Plant in 2008 after more than 30 years of service.
Founded on UW campus, snow-shoveling business to service 26 college towns by next year.
Universities of Wisconsin campuses are seeing an increase in students utilizing food pantries. “Just providing a safe and welcoming spot where people aren’t afraid to come in,” UW-Whitewater’s Warhawk Pantry manager Tonia Kapitan said.
The Winter Carnival returns Feb. 6-9 outside the Wisconsin Union with over 30 events for everyone in the family. Mostly free indoor and outdoor activities and events will be outside the union, marking this year its 85th anniversary.
The museum field crew’s find is not just a new species — it’s the oldest dinosaur ever discovered in the northern hemisphere.
Alexia Kulweic is a UW-Madison law professor in the department of labor education: “I would argue that disciplining an employee by removing the tips they make in a day, is not legitimate discipline and is not something that would be, that should be allowed under the Wage Payment and Collection Act.”
Mike Knetter, now the former CEO of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, said in an interview with the Cap Times that he and Paul Shain, the WFAA’s board chair, met with representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine about their concerns after the encampment came down. “We do think about these issues, of course,” Knetter said. “But … we’re not going to let third parties dictate to us what we can or can’t do with donor money. … We don’t think that’s the right way to treat our donors.”
Ada Deer was a decades-long champion of Native American rights, Deer was the first Native American woman from Wisconsin to run for Congress. She was also the first Menominee citizen to graduate from UW-Madison and led the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Deer died in 2023.
Founded in 2021, the Eviction Diversion and Defense Partnership is intended to prevent evictions through court navigation, landlord mediation, rental assistance and no-cost legal representation for tenants, according to Hannah Renfro, executive director of the Tenant Resource Center. The partnership is run through the center in collaboration with nonprofit law firms Community Justice Inc. and Legal Action of Wisconsin, as well as UW-Madison’s law school.
A standoff between the University of Wisconsin football program and a former cornerback could result in legal action. Xavier Lucas, a former four-star recruit out of South Florida and a standout contributor to the Badgers defense as a freshman last season, on Tuesday retained legal counsel from Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., in his attempt to be entered into the NCAA transfer portal.
Following a rare 45-minute discussion Tuesday, the UW Board of Regents tabled a vote to change UW system policy to allow Rothman and future UW system presidents to appoint senior leadership roles without guidance from a committee.
“Although e-cigarettes have been on the market for over 15 years, we really don’t know anything about their long-term health effects,” said Dr. James Stein, professor of medicine and director of Preventive Cardiology at UW Health.
University of Wisconsin hockey play-by-play announcer Brian Posick originally thought his radio broadcast location would be in the Wrigley Field press box for Saturday’s game in Chicago. But he learned early last week that he would be doing the game from right behind the glass on the ice level in the “Frozen Confines,” and he was alerted to “dress accordingly.’’
UW-Madison researchers are looking for 600 people to participate in a study about the long-term effects of vaping on heart and lung health
