Two Madison state representatives announced a plan Monday afternoon to match financial aid dollar-for-dollar for tuition increases at UW System and state technical schools.
Rep. Spencer Black and Rep. Joe Parisi said the plan would essentially freeze tuition for students who receive financial aid.
In his article (â??Barrett alleges discrimination at 2 UW schools,â? Jan. 21) Pedro Oliveira Jr. misstates my position, writing, â??Barrett was heavily scrutinized in fall 2006 for his public affiliation with the belief that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center were perpetrated by the U.S. military.â?
Following the sports merchandise companyâ??s repeated incompliance with workersâ?? rights inspectors, UW-Madison decided Friday to terminate its licensing contract with New Era Cap Company.
A report by the state Legislative Fiscal Bureau Thursday predicted a $300-to-$400 million budget shortfall in 2007-â??09, with uncertain implications for the UW System.
Four years ago, the Chazen Museum of Art hosted a group show featuring artwork created by University of Wisconsin faculty and academic staff. Now, in a collaborative effort between Chazen administration and 51 art department faculty, emeritus faculty and affiliates from related departments and Tandem Press are again displaying their best and latest for students and the community.
The search for the next University of Wisconsin chancellor kicked off Friday afternoon with the first official meeting of the Search-and-Screen Committee.
A Madison neighborhood association presented strategic plans Thursday to increase prices and taxes on alcoholic beverages.
Several major city intersections, some which are located in UW-Madisonâ??s campus, are now equipped with traffic lights featuring a vocal signaling system.
Representatives from UW-Madison and the city of Madison met with downtown residents to outline current and future plans to combat the cityâ??s alcohol problems at a Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. meeting Thursday night
The death of 22-year-old UW-Whitewater student Kelly Nolan was one of the top stories of 2007 to make headlines in the city of Madison. Police revealed that Nolan disappeared one night when friends left her bar hopping on State Street in June 2007. After two weeks of searching, Nolanâ??s body was found in the town of Dunn, Wis.
There are two things the state of Wisconsin is known for: the dairy industry and stem-cell research. Today, the state of California has a higher-producing dairy industry and currently has more money to fund stem- cell research. If Wisconsin wants to keep up, it must pony up.
On Jan. 15, the FDA announced the meat and milk from cloned cows, pigs and goats to be as safe as the food products from their natural counterparts, and would be permitted to enter the U.S. food supply unlabeled.
Gov. Jim Doyle warned Wisconsin residents that â??challenging days are aheadâ? in his annual State of the State address held at the State Capitol Wednesday. These challenging days are in reference to the national state of economic crisis.
UW-Madison announced Wednesday its participation in the first national teach-in on global warming solutions.
â??Focus the Nationâ? will feature a live Web cast produced by the National Wildlife Federation and presented by the Earth Day Network at more than 1400 colleges and universities across the country and at three UW-Madison locations.
After a leading UW-Madison stem-cell researcher said Wisconsin needs to take serious steps to maintain leadership in the stem-cell field, many state dignitaries said the state funding is likely not feasible.
The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside announced last week he will step down this coming fall, becoming the third UW System chancellor to resign this year.
University of Wisconsin researchers announced this week that they have created a strand of the Ebola virus unable to replicate in normal cells, eliminating risks of contamination and allowing more labs to be able to study the virus.
Gov. Jim Doyle told students across Wisconsin if they do their part, there is an opportunity for them all in higher education, highlighting educationâ??s role in the Grow Wisconsin strategy he introduced in his State of the State address Wednesday.
With stock markets plunging and a potential American recession on the horizon, Gov. Jim Doyle emphasized a promise of growth in his State of the State speech Wednesday.
Dean of Students Lori Berquam, in partnership with the Madison Fire Department, announced a week-long campaign Tuesday to promote fire safety.
Associated Students of Madisonâ??s Shared Governance Committee selected two students to serve as student body representatives on a chancellor search and screen committee late Tuesday.
With the news that Chancellor John Wiley will step down next September it seems the future of UW-Madison is at a crossroads. In a presentation given to the UW System Board of Regents last Friday, Provost Patrick Farrell said, while UW-Madison has been an extremely successful university, that success is not guaranteed to continue. Farrell is right, but his solutionâ??to increase tuitionâ??is dead wrong.
For the second time, a federal judge ruled in favor of the Roman Catholic Foundation-UW-Madison saying the university cannot refuse to fund certain student religious-based activities.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation entered a licensing agreement in early January with a biotech company to commercialize stem cell technology created at the University of Wisconsin.
Two University of Wisconsin alumni donated a record $175 million to start a need-based scholarship foundation for college students in Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin School of Music received a donation last month, allowing the department to provide its first full-ride undergraduate scholarship program for students majoring in piano and voice, specifically sopranos.
There is no telling what University of Wisconsin students could afford if they did not have to spend the nearly $900 average college students spend on textbooks and supplies each year.
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly appointed a committee last week that will begin the search for a new UW-Madison chancellor.
1. March 5, 2003
No. 24 Wisconsin 60, No. 14 Illinois 59
Big Ten conference regular-season title game in which sophomore point guard Devin Harris made a free throw with .04 seconds left. The Badgers earned their first outright Big Ten title since 1947 and first back-to-back titles since 1924.
You have to look past all the cement and glass, the red seats, the wide concourses and the funky artwork on the walls to learn why the Kohl Center has been such a great home for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.
It was unsettling that the e-mail addresses, phone numbers and Social Security-based campus ID numbers of more than 200 University of Wisconsin faculty and staff members had been accessible on a campus Internet site. It was even more unsettling that the UW waited more than a month to advise the victims of a breach of their personal security.
If you’re a “Wisconsin sports fan” who recently received an online survey “to learn more about opinions surrounding cable and satellite coverage of Wisconsin sports,” the entity behind it was the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
A fire at old Ogg Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus has been extinguished without injuring anyone.
We do not often agree with right-wing state Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend. But when it comes to freedom of speech and freedom of association issues, we are more than happy to ally this newspaper with any official who is defending the right of Wisconsinites to be heard and to hear what others say.
In the last four years, local Sierra Club attorney Bruce Nilles has stopped 58 coal-fired plants from being built in the United States. As a result of his work, energy companies have abandoned their plans, fearing going through the permitting process of getting a new coal plant built.
With the news that Chancellor John Wiley will step down next September it seems the future of UW-Madison is at a crossroads. In a presentation given to the UW System Board of Regents last Friday, Provost Patrick Farrell said, while UW-Madison has been an extremely successful university, that success is not guaranteed to continue. Farrell is right, but his solutionâ??to increase tuitionâ??is dead wrong.
Gumseng restaurant, an Asian American restaurant located at 1314 W. Johnson St., will close its doors for good Dec. 21 as plans begin for the major renovation of Union South, which will begin in 2009.
Roughly a year after a string of disturbing sexual assaults shocked the downtown area, police, the university and students continue to work toward creating a safer environment for the UW-Madison campus.
The UW-Madison Student Labor Action Coalition plans to gather for â??labor justice carolingâ? outside Chancellor John Wileyâ??s office Monday to protest against the universityâ??s Adidas contract and the alleged union busting by New Era Cap Company, a UW licensee.
As the campus community begins to contemplate who will succeed University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley, questions will inevitably arise about what sort of qualities we should look for in such a leader.
The University of Wisconsinâ??s literary magazine, Illumination, celebrated student art, literature and essays at their fifth-issue release party Wednesday.
State Rep. Mark Gottlieb, R-Port Washington, said his objective is to ensure the state is fiscally responsible when it comes to both economic and social issues.
Stumbling out of bed every morning, Elijah Rolli begins his day like many college students: He boots up his computer and gets on the Internet.
The University of Wisconsinâ??s decision Tuesday to pay nearly $1,300 in security fees for a student event has sparked concern among representatives of some liberal-oriented groups on campus.
Research conducted by a University of Wisconsin professor found human evolution has advanced faster in the past 40,000 years than ever before.
On Jan. 1, 2001, Chancellor John Wiley took office in 161 Bascom Hall. From his desk, Wiley oversaw a campus construction boom, endured employment scandals, found giant footwear on his doorstep and dealt with a hostile state Legislatureâ??all while loyally observing the universityâ??s â??25-feet-from-buildingâ? smoking ordinance.
With local forecasts calling for continuing snowfall and freezing rain early this week, the university issued a statement regarding ongoing snow removal after facing scrutiny from some students.
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley often spoke out about the university, with his recent announcement highlighting how his replacement will have to work with the state Legislature.
Chancellor John Wiley announced Friday his plans to step down in September 2008 as head of UW-Madison after seven years of promoting the universityâ??s private funding and building relationships with students.
There are few state jobs more important or demanding than chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. Wisconsinâ??s flagship university serves more than 41,000 students, employs more than 16,000 people and has an annual budget of more than $2 billion.
Chadbourne Residential College experienced flooding on several floors Saturday, with many residents of the buildingâ??s west wing forced to evacuate their rooms and remove their belongings to avoid water damage.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be facing challenges in upcoming years, according to a presentation given by UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell at a UW System Board of Regents meeting Friday
University of Wisconsin students are choosing to study abroad in record numbers despite the U.S. dollar weakening in comparison to foreign currencies.
With the announcement Friday that University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley will step down from his position at the end of the school year, his mark on the university is still to be determined.
After nearly seven years as head of the University of Wisconsin, John Wiley announced Friday he will step down as chancellor effective September 2008.
University of Wisconsin police and Madison police are working with Las Cruces, New Mexico detectives investigating the death of UW sophomore Michael Mowers, 22, whose partially burned body was discovered near a concrete culvert in Las Cruces Nov. 21.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students will see a big tuition increase in coming years to pay for a campus expansion and improve quality.
Students at the flagship UW-Madison campus could be next.
UW-Madison police continue an investigation of sexual assault that happened Nov. 30 in the Ogg Hall dormitory.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley announced his retirement today.
Wiley has been at the helm of the Madison campus for six years and made the announcement at the Chazen Museum of Art, which was established under his watch.
The University of Wisconsin has opened talks with Iowa about moving their 2008 football game to the Saturday after Thanksgiving, in the interest of creating a bye week during a rigorous stretch of the Big Ten Conference season.
