After all that has occurred in the past two years, one might expect Paul Barrows to hold a deep-seated resentment against the University of Wisconsin.
According to Barrows, however, the exact opposite holds true.
With the end of the semester approaching, nearly 5,000 undergraduate and professional students are planning to graduate. But before a single cap is tossed in May�s graduation ceremonies, students must ensure that they have met the necessary degree requirements.
The new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW Extension, David Wilson, completed his first day in office Monday.
A month ago, Chancellor John Wiley announced a total of $100 million in donations toward the construction of an on-campus biomedical research complex. And now the University of Wisconsin is asking its scientists and researchers what they want to do with it.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students voted to keep their university�s name as it is, according to voting results revealed late Sunday.
While the hype surrounding Saturday�s Mifflin Street Block Party winds down, several houses are still in the process of receiving citations and fines.
The third case of mumps ââ?¬â? the second in just two days ââ?¬â? hit the University of Wisconsin Monday.
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.
Published: May 2, 2006
Recent disclosures of fraudulent or flawed studies in medical and scientific journals have called into question as never before the merits of their peer-review system.
UW-Madison professor of psychology and psychiatry Richard Davidson has been named one of Time magazine�s most influential people of 2006.
According to a University statement, Davidson has devoted his career to understanding the human brain in regards to how it regulates emotion.
Joe Monty, a starting defensive end for the Wisconsin Badgers football team and UW-Madison senior, suffered serious facial injuries after a motor-vehicle accident early Friday. Monty had allegedly been drinking beforehand.
UW-Madison is failing its commitment to diversity, according to a panel of the University�s senior administrators, faculty and students at the Plan 2008 Student Forum Friday.
Despite steady rain and chilly temperatures, Madison police made 267 arrests during Saturday�s Mifflin Street Block Party.
University health officials confirmed the first case of mumps in University Housing Friday, with the infection of a 19-year-old female in Witte. The case marks the second confirmed case of the disease on the UW-Madison campus.
With rain pouring down on the Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday, cleanup could have been a nightmare, but instead, residents were pleasantly surprised by a few extra helping hands.
While approximately 10 to 15 thousand people packed Mifflin Street Saturday, drinking and partying from morning until evening, more than 13,000 decided to do something a little bit healthier.
Usually it�s the other way around. But 15 years ago, the Dalai Lama approached Richard Davidson, a University of Wisconsin scientist and professor, with a question.
University of Wisconsin football player Joe Monty suffered lacerations and fractures after crashing his moped into another vehicle early Friday morning.
A heated crowd of students interrogated University of Wisconsin administrators and student representatives about efforts to enhance the college experience for minorities at the Plan 2008 Student Forum Friday.
April rain showers failed to stop University of Wisconsin students and others from partying at the annual Mifflin Street Block Party Saturday.
Two college students pled guilty to charges stemming from their involvement in the Ogg Hall hate crime in December after seeing their charges reduced. Kevin Cochacki, a freshman from Purdue University, and Caleb Moore, an Auburn University freshman, pled guilty to disorderly conduct misdemeanors after felony criminal damage to property charges against them were dropped.
Chancellor John Wiley addressed the Limited Term Employee Collaboration Committee Thursday morning, thanking them for their hard work and calling the information he has heard thus far about their upcoming proposal encouraging.
A public forum addressing the role of postsecondary education in Wisconsin�s economy brought noted experts in the field, business leaders and University of Wisconsin System chancellors to the Pyle Center Thursday.
Chancellor John Wiley and other University of Wisconsin officials met with students and workers from various campus organizations Thursday morning to continue discussion on a proposal regarding university limited-term employees.
Very few college towns across the nation gather nearly 20,000 students every year for a block party that gains national attention.
Memorial Library has implemented a new policy that prohibits patrons from using cellular phones in all library locations aside from the West Corridor.
Members of a campus committee will meet with Chancellor John Wiley Thursday in an effort to convert some of the university�s Limited Term Employees into full-time staff.
In preparation for possible legislative action on the Taxpayer Protection Amendment, the UW Board of Regents released a resolution lambasting the proposal and the possible negative effects it could have on UW System schools.
Supporters of a plan to reconstruct the student unions have said they will aim to re-educate students about the proposal when the measure goes on the ballot this fall.
It is not everyday University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly serenades a class full of students.
Wednesday night, Reilly gave a lesson in Irish literature to Odyssey students, passionately reading a passage from James Joyceââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å?Finnegans Wakeââ?¬Â and even singing an Irish-American tune about the revitalizing powers of whiskey.
Memorial Library officials hope a new policy will succeed where annoyed glances and subtle reminders of ââ?¬Å?shut the hell upââ?¬Â have failed: getting cell phones out of silent study areas.
A former University of Wisconsin professor who was previously convicted of child enticement admitted to violating the terms of his probation by using a UW computer on campus, according to a state Department of Corrections official.
He was the highest-ranking African-American employee on campus, and because of that, the downfall of Paul Barrows comes with a whole slew of additional issues.
A new effort to limit government spending intensified debate Wednesday between the University of Wisconsin and the state.
As with every annual Mifflin Street Block Party, city police expect a high level of intoxication among the majority of people attending the party.
Gov. Jim Doyle signed an executive order making a commitment to market Wisconsin as the leader in the stem cell industry Tuesday. Doyle signed the order after touring the Cell Biology lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Wis.
As the Mifflin Street Block Party approaches, residents of the street are preparing for a heavy police presence on their block.
The first case of the mumps to appear at UW-Madison occurred Monday as a 20-year-old female undergraduate who lives off campus was daignosed, prompting local health services to warn students to take extra measures to avoid contracting the contagious disease.
With more than 20,000 people expected to gather on Mifflin Street this Saturday for the annual block party, two University of Wisconsin students are hoping each one will ââ?¬Å?pitch inââ?¬Â for an art project.
This year�s Mifflin Street Block Party promises a big turnout as students gear up to rub shoulders with 20,000 of their closest friends.
Undergraduate student researchers from 22 University of Wisconsin System schools presented their findings during a public event at the Capitol Tuesday.
Many University of Wisconsin students stand to pay less for textbooks next semester with the launching of an Associated Students of Madison-sponsored pilot textbook rental program.
University of Wisconsin and city officials celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Policy Alternatives Community Education project Tuesday afternoon at the Pyle Center.
In keeping with his plans to expand biotechnology research in Wisconsin, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Tuesday the state�s new goal to capture at least 10 percent of the stem cell market by the year 2015.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison�s first case of the mumps was confirmed yesterday, leaving university officials and students alike wary of whether there will be more in coming weeks.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison�s first case of the mumps was confirmed yesterday, leaving university officials and students alike wary of whether there will be more in coming weeks.
Leesburg, Va. I RECENTLY did some research for a satirical novel set at a university. The idea was to have a bunch of gags about how colleges prostitute themselves to improve their U.S. News & World Report rankings and keep up a healthy supply of tuition-paying students, while wrapping their craven commercialism in high-minded-sounding academic blather. I would keep coming up with what I thought were pretty outrageous burlesques of this stuff and then run them by one of my professor friends and he’d say, Oh, yeah, we’re doing that.
In College Entrance Frenzy, a Lesson Out of Left Field
CONSIDER this situation. An ambitious and talented person, having worked extremely hard for a decade or more, sees a competitor suddenly performing at an inexplicably higher level. That first person comes to believe the second must be obtaining secret, unacknowledged help. So, rather than risk being left behind, he pays for the same stealthy assistance.
SWARTHMORE, Pa., April 21 ââ?¬â? Let others offer simple campus tours or paid transportation.
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At Swarthmore College here, high school seniors deciding whether to accept the college’s offer of admission can play indoor soccer with the dean. Or a round of stairball, a sport invented on campus. They can go to a French film festival, a feminist dance party (“all genders welcome”) or an “Earthlust Sleepout” all night under the stars. Or else try henna tattooing. And, yes, there are also sessions on financial aid and meetings with faculty members.
Miss Florence M. Daul, age 89, died on Saturday, April 22, 2006. Miss Daul was a secretary for the UW-Madison Department of Linguistics and she retired on Dec. 11, 1981, after a 35-year career on the UW-Madison Campus. Florence was hired by the UW-Purchasing Department in 1946 and was a secretary for UW-Madison News Service before joining the Linguistics Department in 1971.
UW-Madison sophomore Ray Rosing was alert and in good condition Monday after a bike accident in which he was hit by two cars and dragged approximately 60 feet under the back tires of a car.
The UW-Madison POSSE Foundation held a celebratory dinner Monday night at the Pyle Center in recognition of its first four graduating scholars, who will officially finish school with their commencement in May.
A proposed UW-Madison plan to revoke season tickets from unruly fans may affect the way students buy and sell tickets. At the crux of the issue is the stipulation that season ticket holders are responsible for the actions of any person who occupies their seat.
Ordinances concerning underage drinking, open alcohol containers and noise will be enforced at Saturday�s Mifflin Street Block Party, city officials said at a meeting Monday.
The University of Wisconsin�s Department of Economics now has funds to establish a new professorship thanks to a $1 million donation announced Monday.
The Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda will be alive with displays of undergraduate student research today for this yearââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å?Posters in the Rotunda.ââ?¬Â
University of Wisconsin student Raymond Rosing remains in stable condition after being hit by two cars while riding his bicycle Sunday night.
Despite losing four full-time clinical doctors since July 2005, University Health Services Executive Director Kathleen Poi said Monday the student health-care provider would return to full staff by next fall.
Along with the usual junk mail and spam, University of Wisconsin students will find in their inboxes this morning an e-mail warning them about the mumps.
Mifflin Street residents and city officials met Monday to discuss issues and concerns regarding Saturday�s upcoming annual Mifflin Street Block Party.
For almost a year, Paul Barrows has been near the forefront of a tense political relationship between the University of Wisconsin and the state Legislature. His case, in many ways, has symbolized the universityââ?¬â?¢s inability ââ?¬â? perceived or actual ââ?¬â? to dismiss an unwanted employee.
