University of Wisconsin, Madison, student Eneale Pickett released a video over the weekend explaining his controversial anti-police brutality clothing line, which has drawn the ire of conservatives.
Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says it’s all too easy for teachers to make assumptions about students of color.
Photo gallery with a look back at what the campus and city looked like during several years filled with protests and violence such as the Dow Chemical riot and the Sterling Hall bombing.
Column: [B}ased on my research about the skills employers seek in today’s job applicants, it is clear that Republican hostility to these courses is detrimental to Wisconsin’s ability to educate and train a competitive workforce. In fact, opposition to multicultural education in the state’s public colleges and universities will negatively impact one company in particular: Foxconn.
Ten to 20 courses will take part in the pilot, and officials say it could spread across campus if there is enough interest from students and professors. UW-Madison’s student government passed legislation pledging its support to the program last week.
Two University of Wisconsin chancellors say the new Badger Promise program offers affordability and access to a four-year degree.
While members of campus recognize issues of racism, police brutality, some are concerned with graphic images in Eneale Pickett’s video.
UW-Madison’s class of 2021 is the largest in school history, according to a university census taken on the 10th day of classes.
Three UW-Madison Jewish students are suing the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council for violating ASM bylaws by acting on legislation that would have required the university to divest from Israeli companies on the same day it was brought forth last year.
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to increase access to the state’s flagship university by promising to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from partner two-year state colleges.
A video produced by University of Wisconsin-Madison students showing police officers in pig masks hanging a black male with an American flag is drawing widespread attention — and the ire of at least one state lawmaker.
MADISON, Wis. – The UW-Madison student who recently released a controversial video portraying a police officer being beheaded defended his promotional video for his clothing line Thursday.
“F*** the police, they the biggest gang in AmeriKKKa.” Eneale Pickett knows he’s being provocative with statements like the one above, which is to be featured on sweatshirts for his new collection of clothing set to be released today. And while he’s drawn ire from conservatives, the University of Wisconsin at Madison junior has said he’s trying to spark larger conversations.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student released a controversial video portraying police officers being beheaded after they put an American flag noose around the neck of an African American man Friday.
Berquam met with the Muslim Student Association to discuss resources available to students who report instances of hate crimes.
Author Natasha Bowens travelled across the country meeting with farmers of color.
State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, called for local law enforcement to take action against UW-Madison student Eneale Pickett, who released a video earlier this week promoting his clothing line that Nass says is racist and anti-police.
For people with disabilities, every little life routine is never routine. Completing what would be a simple task by an able-bodied person can take much, much longer for someone living with a disability. A work deadline or a spontaneous idea to meet someone for dinner – these aren’t necessarily achievable. We talk with Ellen Samuels, a UW-Madison associate professor of English about living this life and how she maneuvers through a world that doesn’t understand why she can’t be in sync with schedules and fit into the norm.
A video produced by University of Wisconsin-Madison students shows pigs as cops being beheaded.
UW-Madison says it has removed a controversial video posted on a university internet service that depicts police officers in pig masks and references the hanging of a black man and the beheading of those officers.
A UW junior says the clothing line is meant to start conversations about social justice, but many are calling messages on the clothing offensive, especially to law enforcement.
Student government hopes to reduce cost of classroom materials for students.
Known for controversial ’All White People Are Racist’ apparel, Eneale Pickett plans to address racism within law enforcement in upcoming line.
Students could pay a lower price for books next semester after the Associated Students of Madison adopted legislation Tuesday that launches a new textbook affordability pilot on campus.
Edward Van Gemert, vice provost for libraries and a university librarian, will retire in May 2018, the university announced Tuesday.
Still having Wi-Fi troubles? Check again, it may work this time.
J.D. Vance’s epic memoir, chosen as UW-Madison’s Go Big Read for this year, details his struggles growing up in poverty in Appalachian Ohio. Although published before the election, the book seemed to answer the question that many city-dwellers asked after Donald Trump’s shocking rise to the presidency: “How did this happen?”
Endless stacks of reference materials are on their way out at UW-Madison libraries. So are study halls with long tables of silent, solitary students, and self-contained libraries for individual departments.
One in a series of stories from this weekend’s Cap Times Idea Fest at Gordon Commons.
Oct. 5 is approaching fast, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic wants to help Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients meet their renewal deadline.
Five years, two shortened Terrace seasons and over $100 million later, crews are putting the final touches on the renovation project that has reshaped UW-Madison’s Memorial Union.
Objects such as confederate flags, swastikas, monuments were symbols used to further white supremacy in Charlottesville.
Walking alone at night can make anyone nervous. But many students at UW-Madison don’t have a car, so they don’t have a choice but to walk. For those who are concerned about safety, they currently depend on the 140 emergency blue light stations that are scattered around campus. But UW police say they’re outdated and it’s why they’re offering a new method right at your fingertips.
The School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has begun an $11 million remodel to convert its three-story building into a “learning commons.” The new facility will include a state-of-the-art finance and analytics lab, active learning classrooms and ample numbers of collaborative spaces. The project, which covers 33,000 square feet, is expected to be done in spring 2018. The business school and the university’s libraries worked together to develop the main themes for the renovation.
The student section for Wisconsin men’s basketball sold out in 12 tickets on Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison tied for 12th-best public college in the U.S. News and World Report’s latest college rankings Tuesday.
UW-Madison is ranked once again among the best public colleges or universities in the country, but the school dropped out of the top 10.
MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are still investigating what caused a campuswide wireless internet outage that is still being repaired, according to a release.
Noted: Wisconsin’s flagship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, dropped two spots from a year ago, tying for 12th among public institutions in the rankings.
UW-Madison is among the top public universities in the nation, according to new rankings from U.S. News and World Report, but it dropped two spots from last year.
Two Wisconsin schools have again been named among the country’s top 100 national universities in the 2018 Best College rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
VETS program will also include educational initiatives for 2017.
University of Wisconsin researchers are behind cutting edge technology in the field of renewable energy, and they’re collecting data with the help of thousands of Wisconsin Badgers.
If you recall, yesterday we told you about Michigan State engineer Dr. Nelson Sepúlveda and his groundbreaking ferroelectret nanogenerator, or FENG, device which can produce energy anywhere there is mechanical movement, such as the soles of your shoes.
Social genomics is a new field that merges sociology with genetics. It asks how our genes affect our functions in society. Social genomics is a topic of interest to Jason Fletcher, professor of public affairs and sociology in the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. He will be teaching a sociology class on this topic this fall, called Molecular Me: Social Implications of the Genetic Revolution.
The 2016 death of Antonin Scalia forced the other members of the U.S. Supreme Court to compromise more often, Justice Elena Kagan told an audience Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student council has adopted an anti-Semitism resolution and a code of conduct following a conflict that emerged last spring over divestment legislation.
Minero, a Ph.D. candidate at UW-Madison, said she would lose her status if DACA ends before Congress can reach a solution.
Several DACA recipients shared their experiences growing up as undocumented immigrants.
UW-Madison’s First Wave program, a four-year, full tuition hip-hop scholarship, will not be accepting applications for the 2018-’19 academic year.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says Justice Antonin Scalia’s death forced the remaining justices to learn how to compromise.
Snapchat is introducing hyperlocal news coverage with help from college and university newspapers.The social media app announced that it was partnering with four college newspapers to expand its news coverage to a younger audience. University of California, Berkeley’s The Daily Californian, Texas A&M University’s The Battalion, Syracuse’s The Daily Orange, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s The Badger Herald will begin publishing weekly news highlights, called Stories, on the app.
The country is divided along partisan and ideological lines and, as is widely the perception, so is the U.S. Supreme Court. But the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, which left the high court at eight members for more than a year, forced justices to engage more deeply with one another on areas of disagreement, Justice Elena Kagan said at an appearance at the UW Memorial Union on Friday afternoon.
For the second time in a week Thursday, a man was arrested after pointing a cellphone camera at women inside restrooms in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to campus police.
After a 15-year hiatus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is launching a hiring program to recruit clusters of faculty from different disciplines who will work together in emerging areas of research.
As the nation’s secretary of education announced plans to change the way colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual violence on campus, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Thursday defended practices on her campus.
Students, faculty compared current political climate to that of 1920s Germany.
Long ago, before the internet was invented, brands hoping to attract new customers cooked up the idea of handing out free samples. It remains a tried-and-true method for many brands today. Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme hand out free donuts on National Donut Day, for example. In July, 7-Eleven celebrated its 90th birthday by giving out free Slurpees for a solid week. And the legendary free sample tables at Costco are said to draw fans who can assemble an entire meal from the giveaways.
The head of the student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison apologized for holding a meeting on Passover that featured a vote on an anti-Israel resolution.
