Category: Campus life

50 years after black UW-Madison students demanded several changes to campus during a strike, the Wisconsin Black Student Union recreated the movement.

University of Wisconsin at Madison: J. J. Watt, the football player.

The Student Services Finances Committee approved a $94 increase in student segregated fees to fund the Nicholas Recreation Center Monday.

The committee assigned with giving out the awards evaluated funding proposals on a variety of criteria, including creativity, innovation and planning. The most important criteria, however, were how the individual’s work affected the community and how it contributed to the art form, Mark Hetzler, a UW trombone professor who chaired the awards committee, said.

Beto O’Rourke, the unsuccessful 2018 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate who is now being closely watched for a possible 2020 presidential run, visited the the University of Wisconsin Friday night to discuss key issues and answer questions in a student-only event.

Former Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke met with students and faculty Friday night in a crowded room in the Education Building.

While reporters were invited to attend the Milwaukee event, O’Rouke is shutting out most of the media in Madison.

What drains black UW-Madison students the most isn’t the national political climate or when a flashpoint issue crops up on campus, but the everyday isolation at a university where a small percentage of students look like themselves.

O’Rourke is scheduled to be on campus for a two-hour meeting early Friday evening. UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said Thursday the event is not open to the press, public or anyone not affiliated with the university.

Potential 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for a meet and greet with students and faculty.

Phillips organized successful protest in support of fair housing legislation in inner-city Milwaukee.

Less than a minute after student protesters draped their hand-painted banners over the second floor railing at Union South, campus security forced the small group to roll up their flags and issued some of them warnings.

A year later, Leadholm, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said she doesn’t think the debate has gone far enough to ensure there won’t be another Parkland.

bloh is the first Black person to design Louis Vuitton’s menswear line.

Center’s closure is stalling several automotive student organizations who compete in less than a month.

Wahid Rashad and Shiloah Coley talk about the 50th anniversary of the black student strike.

Conservatives worry act will increase crime rate while liberals worry act isn’t doing enough, Ayesha Rascoe says.

Despite the progress that has been made, Liberty Rashad talked about how more change needs to be made, especially with bringing more black students and people of color to campus. “The numbers did grow to some extent, but not enough as we even see today,” she said.

The program offers newly admitted students the opportunity to take five credits of college coursework. All courses will be online only, and students will be matched with an academic advisor who will help them choose the right courses for them.

The school announced the review in a news release Thursday. The university says a team will look at accountability, diversity and inclusion, members’ experiences and student safety. The team is expected to release a report with recommendations this summer.

Gerald Lenoir remembers the Black Strike of 1969 as both a exhilarating and frightening experience as a Black student at UW-Madison. It marked the beginning of his life as an activist.

Seven UW-Madison students presented their research on the Hmong American College experience to a group of students, staff and faculty last Friday. Their findings suggest the university needs to make Hmong students feel more welcome.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is launching a review of fraternity and sorority life.

When it comes to funding for facilities operations and maintenance, the University of Wisconsin-Madison lags behind other universities.

The university says a team will look at accountability, diversity and inclusion, members’ experiences and student safety. The team is expected to release a report with recommendations this summer.

’Color of Drinking’ shows differences in opinion regarding drinking on campus.

Team will work towards increasing security, strengthening relationship between UW, Greek community.

Timely to the budget request, Chancellor Rebecca Blank stopped by to speak with the students about the dropping temperatures, the Badger Promise and of course, the rising costs of non-resident tuition.

Former Badger and current NFL star J.J. Watt will be the UW-Madison class of 2019 spring commencement speaker.

The University of Wisconsin System saw a record number of students of color graduating in the 2017-18 academic year, leaders announced today.

Watt transferred to UW as a walk-on, “gambling” on himself despite naysayers saying he wasn’t good enough. His gamble soon paid off, becoming a second-team All-American and the NFL’s No. 11 overall draft pick in 2011.

University of Wisconsin Archives held an open house for their newly published teaching kit on the 1969 Black Student Strike Wednesday night.

The State of Wisconsin Self-Funded Property Program, which is administered by the state Department of Administration, does not cover individual personal property unless reported, authorized and utilized for the mission of campus, university spokesperson Meredith McGlone said.

The Black Student Strike at the University of Wisconsin – Madison began 50 years ago today. This is a history of that strike and surrounding events, excerpted from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press’s new book, Madison in the Sixties, by Stuart D. Levitan.

Students who sign up for this optional, bi-weekly math workshop credit it with changing more than their grades.

Lack of university support, absence of cultural sensitivity contribute to difficulty for Native students.

The Wisconsin Alumni Association celebrated Tuesday evening 5:30-8:30 at the alumni center by honoring Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Diversity Engagement and Success at UW-Whitewater LaVar Charleston with their Forward Under 40 award.

As students establish cultural centers at the Red Gym, Native American, Chicanx spaces face potential demolition.

The most affected buildings, Vilas Hall and the Chemistry Building, suffered severe damage over the weekend, closing both buildings and forcing 180 course sections to be relocated Monday and Tuesday.

Administrators say burst water pipes and flooding have damaged 28 buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Some classes are being relocated on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after weekend flooding caused damage to two buildings.

This year’s month-long celebration will pay homage to the Black Student Strike of 1969. The 50th anniversary of the notable strike commemorates the Black students at UW-Madison who fought for their concerns to be heard by the university.

UW-Madison will celebrate the scholarly work and commitment to social justice for marginalized communities in their 11th annual reception for outstanding women of color.

In 1905, the University of Wisconsin reported enlisting its English department to write bulletins conveying to newspapers “in an attractive way, the story of discoveries, inventions, and innovations” across campus. This effort received national recognition, and quickly became a model reproduced by other colleges hungry for press attention.

Days after a pipe burst inside the Chemistry Daniels Building, standing water and broken ceiling tiles littered the floors of Vilas Communication Hall Sunday.

Some classes are being relocated on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after weekend flooding caused damage to two buildings.

A description of Donald Trump’s presidency in a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor’s course syllabus has set off the latest debate over academic freedom and political bias on university campuses.

Weather-related water leaks have closed two UW-Madison buildings.Vilas Hall flooded Sunday morning. Officials asked students, staff and faculty to avoid it until further notice.Officials closed the Chemistry Building as well.Due to Sunday’s flooding, on Monday and Tuesday, the University has relocated classes held in Vilas Hall and the Chemistry building.

Flooding has caused damage to UW-Madison’s Vilas Hall and Chemistry Building, closing both buildings and resulting in classes needing to be relocated.