The kick-off event of a new publicly funded policy center at the University of Wisconsin has a bipartisan mix of speakers, including Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman and Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz.
Noted: The University of Wisconsin just began offering free tuition for first-gen transfer students, while Duke last year created one of the most generous, comprehensive programs of all.
Professor Howard Schweber said there are three main flaws with policy.
Elizabeth Pulvermacher usually walks home with friends after dark.
A line snaked around Engineering Mall in Thursday’s rainy weather as students and community members waited hours in the cold for the chance to receive a free Google Home Mini.
A campus faculty and staff group is circling a petition alleging that two faculty assistants were not hired as retaliation against their involvement in last years’ faculty assistant campaign for equal pay.
While a majority of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison feel welcome, safe and able to thrive on campus, worrisome disparities exist among students of color, and those with non-conforming gender identities or disabilities, according to results of a campus climate survey released Wednesday.
Students of color and those who are transgender or gender nonconforming are less likely than their peers to say they feel welcome and respected at UW-Madison, according to a survey campus officials released Wednesday.
Only half of students of color at University of Wisconsin-Madison report that they usually feel like they belong on campus, according to a results of a first-ever climate survey released Wednesday.
This is the first survey the institution has put forth that allowed undergraduate, graduate, professional and non-degree-seeking students to respond.
Most students on the UW-Madison campus feel welcome, but underrepresented students report less positive views of campus climate, according to a report released by the University Wednesday.
Twenty-three percent of University of Wisconsin’s students of color often feel “excluded,” compared to only nine percent of white students, according to the Campus Climate Survey report released today.
While majority students feel welcome on campus, many students of marginalized identities feel less safe.
The UW System’s announcement that it plans to merge each of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges with a nearby four-year university to combat declining enrollment was met with skepticism from many student leaders across the state.
UW-Madison released results from its first-ever campus climate survey, and data showed school officials what they had “long known anecdotally” — underrepresented students have a significantly less positive perception of the university’s environment.
Bail was set for a Monona man accused of kidnapping two women on the UW-Madison campus.
Minority students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison feel less welcome on campus than their white peers, according to results from the university’s first campus climate survey.
While a majority of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison feel welcome, safe and able to thrive on campus, worrisome disparities exist among students of color, and those with non-conforming gender identities or disabilities, according to results of a campus climate survey released Wednesday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minority, disabled and gay students say they’re having a tougher time surviving on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus than most students, according to a survey the university released Wednesday.
The University of Wisconsin conducted its first-ever study of campus climate in fall 2016, and plans to release the results Wednesday.
Nov. 9th meeting will discuss ways to help students vote despite current, ’confusing’ voter ID laws
UW-Madison’s retention and recruitment of staff is returning to normal after the university faced budget cuts and tenure policy changes in the previous two years, according to a 2016-17 faculty recruitment efforts document.
If you’re tired of waiting for packages, don’t worry — an Amazon pickup point now open in Sellery Residence Hall plans to eliminate the wait for Prime customers.
Jacob Eugster was in 9th grade when he asked his parents if they could turn their family’s farm into a haunted house for Halloween. Now it’s one of the scariest and most elaborate Halloween attractions around.
The Center for Religion and Global Citizenry comes after the Luber Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions closed last year due to lack of funding, Wisconsin Public Radio reported .
Even on an overcast fall afternoon, the nearly 300,000 tiles that make up the mosaic on the new Catholic student center at UW-Madison were shimmering as freshman Casey Gilinson walked by.
A prominent economist — seen by many as the frontrunner to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve — spoke on UW-Madison’s campus Thursday, drawing a small protest organized by an outside group that opposes the speaker’s ideology.
In a little-noticed offshoot of the debate about free speech on campus, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin and Minnesota have called for letting students opt out of required fees that go to clubs and causes with which they disagree.
Computer experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say illegal downloading has gone down over the years.
Students concerned that their feedback will not be considered.
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin published an article Oct. 26 examining a swift rise in sexual assaults reported to UW System authorities. Now we are asking for your help.
University of Wisconsin-Madison is suspending the planned revamp of its master’s of business administration program after a backlash over an imminent cutback.
The University of Wisconsin announced Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Wednesday as the 2017 winter commencement speakers in a YouTube video Wednesday.
If you’re enrolled in one of the 16 classes that are part of a new pilot program, you’re in luck — your textbooks may be significantly cheaper than in previous semesters.
A pair of screenwriters who met at UW-Madison and have worked together throughout their Hollywood careers will speak at the school’s winter commencement ceremony.
What started as a once-a-week effort to bring leftover food from Gordon Avenue Market to Madison community members has grown into a larger effort to supply food to not only the community, but also UW-Madison students who need it.
A veteran crime scene investigator with the Madison Police Department is paying his experience forward in a very creative way.
The speakers for this year’s UW-Madison winter commencement ceremony spin wild tales for a living, but the story of how the two met starts with meeting on UW’s campus.
UW-Madison has announced their 2017 winter commencement speakers with a fairy tale twist.
MADISON (WKOW) — Inside a tucked away room at UW-Madison police headquarters, a team swiftly responded to questions from parents on Wednesday night.
Two UW-Madison graduates who have made a career writing and producing television shows and movies will be the speakers for the university’s Dec. 17 commencement ceremony.
Many undocumented immigrants are afraid, and Sarah Stillman believes that fear has real-world effects on public safety.
A program started last year to bring free feminine hygiene products to UW Campus bathrooms is expanding.
Activist explained importance of teaching young people to accept, be understanding of everyone.
ASM budget totals $1,384,236.95, deductions took into account staff working hours.
What began as a research project for Bret Shaw’s Life Sciences Communications class transformed into an art display poised to change how UW-Madison students throw away trash.
Restrooms in the Student Activity Center will likely have free menstrual products at the start of next week, according to Governing Board Chair Nick Hall.
UW-Madison has started its search process for the next executive director of University Health Services, following the departure of Sarah Van Orman in June.
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold will teach a class at UW-Madison next year about diplomacy in Africa.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials say lead contamination during painting projects in two halls didn’t endanger anyone’s health.
Russ Feingold, a former state and U.S. senator, will teach a course in international studies at UW-Madison in fall 2018 as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer.
Former state and U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will return to the University of Wisconsin campus as a distinguished visiting lecturer in fall 2018.
What started as a design assignment in a class in the School of Human Ecology has transformed into a non-profit organization that helps empower women in Kenya.
A lead contamination scare on the UW-Madison campus is over.
Differing opinions and lessons learned from 1967.
The Wisconsin School of Business is considering shutting down its full-time Master of Business Administration program, officials say, in a move that would make UW-Madison the latest university to stop offering a traditional MBA.
The Wisconsin Association of Black Men won their case against the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday, granting them the opportunity to make their case for student funding.
Some Badgers welcomed homecoming weekend with a beer at a tailgate. Others donned red-and-white overalls and sang “Build Me Up Buttercup” in the stands of Camp Randall. For Ted and Mary Kellner, homecoming marked a time to give back to their alma mater.
The admiring crowd swirling around the guest of honor last Thursday night at the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge was so thick that I could only get within a few feet of her as she stood near the entrance and surveyed the room.
She was the daughter of a New York cement salesman. He was the son of a legendary Wisconsin track star and Milwaukee-area businessman.
