Category: Campus life

Speaker argues algorithms can have racist implications.

UHS is in the middle of a “Supporting Student Success” workshop series that aims to help UW-Madison students coping with school-related stress.

Novak said the plan is a solution that will maintain financial stability for dining facilities, even though the plan was initially introduced as a way to provide greater transparency for students and their families as to how much they would spend in the dining halls.

Rumors on social media that Steve Carell was touring UW-Madison set the campus abuzz Monday afternoon, with some students reporting sightings and others searching the school grounds for the comedian.

Comedian and actor Steve Carrell visited the University of Wisconsin Madison on Monday. His visit had the campus buzzing with excitement, with students reporting sightings and searching the campus for the comedian.

Students fled from midterm studies and classes Monday after rumors spread on social media that the beloved movie and television star Steve Carell was on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Kristi Parsons, SSFC vice chair, said there were major issues with report.

With increasing uncertainty around the safety and security of undocumented students at the University of Wisconsin, the Faculty Senate will vote in April on the formation of a new standing committee representing the needs of international and immigrant students.

An online petition from the Associated Student of Madison’s Equity and Inclusion Committee calls on the university to draft a usage policy — which would encourage students to use the bathroom that they are most comfortable using — by mid-April.

Students will soon see the LGBT Campus Center name replaced with Gender and Sexuality Campus Center in the Red Gym, the campus center recently announced.

Ahead of next weeks’ scheduled protest against gun violence, students are planning the local “March for Our Lives” rally. On Friday, organizers spoke atop Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin- Madison campus.

Both high school and college students gathered at Bascom Hill Friday morning and talked about how they felt during an active shooter false alarm that happened on campus this winter.

A group of at least 30 students from University of Wisconsin-Madison has started Solar Para Niños, a project to implement solar energy in Puerto Rico.

The Student Service Finance Committee narrowly shot down an amendment that would change its current attendance policies, after a debate that lasted for nearly an hour Thursday.

Just six percent of UW-Madison students turned out to vote in the Associated Students of Madison elections this spring.

University of Wisconsin-Madison students will join an anti-gun protest mounted by local high school students Wednesday to demonstrate solidarity in demanding political action, an organizer said.

Holder, who heads the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, will participate in “discussions” with Milwaukee-based Black Leaders Organizing for Communities and on the UW-Madison campus on Friday to “talk about activism and engagement in this year’s elections.”

On Friday, Holder is joining college students and activists on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In their protest at Dejope Hall, UW students said meal plan is ’discriminatory,’ has to go.

Graduate students are challenging a recent proposal from the UW-Madison Bursar’s Office that would force students to pay their segregated fees and tuition in full before the start of each semester.

Cries of “I can’t eat” once again rang through a UW-Madison dining hall as students gathered Tuesday evening in opposition to the university’s meal plan for incoming freshmen.

Sims said it is harder to secure funding for marginalized groups when state cuts university funding.

Steyer’s NextGen America group is already active on 14 college campuses throughout Wisconsin, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, Marquette University, Cardinal Stritch University and Carroll University.

Anonymous official decided to resign rather than undergo public impeachment proceeding.

Students discussed ways to address inclusivity disparities on campus Monday as part of UW-Madison’s second student forum about the results of the university’s first-ever campus climate survey.

Immigration is back in the headlines, as Dreamers await a resolution to their precarious status in the country and President Donald Trump, who championed an anti-immigrant agenda during his campaign, pushes Democrats to strike a deal on comprehensive reform of the law.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been heralded as one of the most dynamic and effective diplomats of her time and one of the most respected leaders at the State Department..

If a transgender student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wanted to start hormone therapy, they’d have to do more than talk with their doctor. They’re also required to get written consent from a therapist or mental health counselor.

The annual event pits the Lakeshore and Southeast residence hall areas against each other and has been occurring annually since 2009. Team Lakeshore proved victorious on Wednesday, marking its seventh straight win.

UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Jake Lubenow plans to push again for a segregated fee opt-out for students on campus, he said in an interview Thursday on a 1310 WIBA radio with Vicki McKenna.

Hundreds of UW-Madison students took to Bascom Hill Wednesday for a chance to win their dorms some bragging rights on campus.

Vicki McKenna, of 1130 WISN, spoke about improving conservative message post election.

In many STEM classes, female student make up less than 20 percent of classroom, experience microaggressions.

Jeremy Scahill — an investigative reporter, war correspondent and former UW System student — spoke Tuesday evening about the current state of the media and the importance of holding governmental organizations accountable.

If you’ve logged in to Learn@UW recently, you may have noticed that each one of your classes is listed under the same software.

John Siebert, hired by UW in 2011, attempts to be transparent about past.

With rise of campus sexual assault, concealed carry activist urges women to protect themselves.

Noted: When then-President Hu Jintao visited Chicago in 2011, the University of Wisconsin-Madison CSSA bused in Chinese students, excited about a free trip to the city and a chance to glimpse the president. The association also surprised the students at the conclusion of the trip with a small cash payment. The CSSA president told students not to speak to the media about the money, according to one student who attended. The association did not respond to a request for comment.

Noted: Four universities reported that zero percent of students had cars on campus: Georgetown University in the District of Columbia; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey; and the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

Through a unique program called Cases of Patients, students are able to meet and talk with people with different conditions.

Class will be taught in the business school with collaboration from members of cryptocurrency student organization.

A panel with two UW-Madison faculty members spoke Monday evening on their experiences as women of color in business and medicine.

Both Vice Chief Justice Ben Smith and General Counsel Jacob Gardner announced their resignations from Student Judiciary — the Associated Students of Madison’s judicial branch — this week.

The nine top producers of undergraduate-alumni Peace Corps volunteers in the 2017 fiscal year were all state flagship institutions. The smallest colleges that produced the most Peace Corps volunteers that year were Agnes Scott College, in Georgia, and Cornell College, in Iowa. Both had fewer than 1,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2016. UW is #1.

Committee will include five students, officials from university.

Mental health visits at Boynton Health this semester are up 18 percent compared to the fall.

A frenzy of memes popped up in the satirical Facebook group, at the Associated Students of Madison’s opposition to the controversial dining plan and what some students call high segregated fees first surfaced Wednesday night.