Lambright describes the extraordinary opportunity provided by a program at UW–Madison called PEOPLE—Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence.
UW-Madison hopes to pilot a program that would slash student textbook prices by large margins, according to a university official.
Eight UW-Madison academic staff are being honored for their contributions to UW-Madison—including studies on unconscious bias in hiring—with 2017 Academic Staff Excellence Awards. Chancellor Rebecca Blank will present the awards.
Teaching as a black woman at a predominantly white university has its struggles, according to New York Times best-selling author Roxane Gay.
New dean. The University of Wisconsin-Madison named Anne P. Massey as the dean of the Wisconsin School of Business.
Educators from throughout the Midwest came to Madison on Monday to learn how they can better serve their students through the art of hip-hop.
A sure sign that warmer days are here to stay in Madison: The Union Terrace chairs are set to return this week.
Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are bullying one another more than what was expected by researchers who surveyed them on campus life, a new report reveals.
To the students who organized it and UW-Madison officials who supported it, the Revelry Music Festival was a new rite of spring — a day of concerts put on by and for students starting in 2013 that just so happened to be held during the raucous Mifflin Street Block Party.
Profile of student Steven Kelly
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The fences are up, crews are at work and as soon as late next year musicians could be playing in a new UW-Madison concert hall at the corner of University Avenue and North Lake Street.
The Engineering Expo is an annual event where younger students explore what engineering involves through displays and demos.
Despite having already removed multiple members this school year, Student Services Finance Committee passed legislation Thursday allowing unlimited excused absences rather than a bill that would have made it more difficult for members struggling with attendance to return to the committee.
Four UW-Madison administrators are currently being investigated for allegedly discriminating against a student, according to the student filing the complaint and university officials.
They also approved an Amazon pickup location on campus.
In place of Revelry this year, WUD Music will be putting on a bigger show, WUDstock, April 29, the day of the Mifflin Street Block Party.
A survey looking to track workplace experiences and satisfaction for faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows budget cuts have affected faculty’s enthusiasm.
Just over 91 percent of respondents said that budget cuts – as UW-Madison tightened its belt to reflect a $250 million cut in state funding to the UW-System in the 2015-2017 budget – decreased their enthusiasm for working at the school.
Members cited issues with lack of attendance from last semester, votes to implement consequences.
The state’s powerful Joint Finance Committee eliminated Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal Thursday that would have allowed UW System students to opt out of paying segregated fees.
University of Wisconsin-Madison student government is praising Republican leaders for removing provisions from Gov. Scott Walker’s budget that would have allowed students to opt out paying some fees.
Khury Petersen-Smith said President Donald Trump is inspiring a new generation of radicals.
UW-Madison will begin a pilot program to provide free menstrual products to students starting this month.
Both UW-Madison and city police say they would permit their officers to wear hijabs while on duty, a move that sets them apart from other departments around the country.
University of Wisconsin-Madison will ask UW System Regents to approve $9 million more in spending to demolish and rebuild the Southeast Recreational Facility on Dayton Street, bringing the cost to $96.5 million.
UW-Madison graduates will have a new look when they gather for commencement later this spring.
The University of Michigan is the best public college in America, according to Buffalo Business First’s nationwide rankings for 2017, which have been released Tuesday. The state universities of North Carolina and California are this year’s runners-up.
Five UW-Madison graduate students and one post-doctoral scholar will be inducted this upcoming weekend into a national honor society that promotes diversity and excellence at the highest levels of education.
A revised deal between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Amazon to open a pickup spot on campus will go before the UW System Board of Regents for approval Thursday.
Students who feel marginalized on campus — by race, gender or sexual orientation — and their allies are engaged in a battle over “safe spaces” with classmates who insist they, and the speakers they invite to campus, can say what they like, no matter who finds it offensive.It’s a culture war for the 21st century that some say threatens America’s bedrock value of freedom of speech.
David French, a senior fellow of the conservative-leaning National Review, visited the University of Wisconsin to discuss some of the facts and fiction when it comes to fighting the organization.
This year, three UW-Madison students out of the 1,286 total nominated from 470 institutions received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship to award their excellence in science and mathematics.
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexually assaulting six women and groping, stalking or sexually preying on four others could face additional charges, UW police announced Monday.
With hundreds of special education degree programs around the country, University of Wisconsin has had to remain unique in their approach to special education to earn College Choice’s No. 2 ranking in the nation.
The writer spoke about her novel “Hag-Seed” and how there are modern-day ideas in a 400 year old play.
FAs across the university have campaigned throughout the semester for “fair and equitable pay.” Although FAs teach the exact same classes, they are paid a lower rate than TAs.
UW-Madison is taking another shot at opening an on-campus facility where Amazon customers can pick up their packages.
Though she was entering a male-dominated field, Anne Massey knew she and other women were no less than any businessman.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police have referred more charges to prosecutors against a UW-Madison student already accused of sexually assaulting and harassing nearly a dozen women.
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin – Madison campus is a place where you can Jewishly connect as much as you like and can even immerse yourself in a Jewish bubble.
Outside the UW-Madison campus and State Street, mopeds currently can be parked anyplace a bike can, including bike racks; sidewalks, if the pedestrian path isn’t blocked; legal spots on the street, a lot or ramp.
Families got a chance to see how UW-Madison students are learning, at a weekend-long event.
Madison celebrated Wisconsin’s rich Native American culture this weekend with an annual spring powwow.
Remi Kanazi said divestment doesn’t target individuals, rather institutions.
The UW-Madison student organization Wunk Sheek coordinated the powwow in the Alliant Energy Center’s New Holland Pavilions Saturday and Sunday.
The Madison branch of the Industrial Workers of the World held a demonstration speaking out against fascism and recent violence against members of their union Friday.
When Brooke Evans graduates in May she doesn’t want the university to put low-income students’ challenges on the back burner.
Every year, a panel of artists and scientists at UW-Madison judges the scientific and artistic value of beautiful images and videos created by the university’s science students, faculty and staff.
Eleven UW-Madison professors who are in their mid-career stages have been honored as outstanding faculty.
UW-Madison’s 15th annual free scientific open house is taking place Friday through Sunday at 21 locations on the UW-Madison campus.
At a Distinguished Lecture Series talk Wednesday evening, Reza Aslan told the audience that people are having a hard time defining what it means to be an American, which is leading to a fear of “others.”
Controversial Associated Students of Madison legislation that harshly criticizes Israel drew impassioned backlash from Jewish students and other members of the UW-Madison community at a tense and packed ASM open forum Wednesday.
After six hours of heated debate, the University of Wisconsin Associated Students of Madison voted 13-12-1 to postpone a resolution demanding the university divest from corporations complicit in human rights violations both in the U.S. and around the world.
Noted: Anne P. Massey has been selected as the next dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Massey, currently at Indiana University Bloomington, is a professor of information systems at the Kelley School of Business as well as associate vice president for academic affairs. Massey will succeed François Ortalo-Magné, who has been named dean of London Business School. She begins her new role at Wisconsin on August 7.
The UW Russian Folk Orchestra is holding a free concert celebrating Russian folk music.
One fitness class on UW-Madison’s campus has stood the test of time, lasting more than 30 years.
Most students face cap on sessions and longer wait times, but two schools do not.
Students for Justice in Palestine has taken the lead on the proposition.
Doctoral candidate Julissa Ventura was one of six women honored March 7 with UW’s Outstanding Women of Color award.
