Bri Blue illustrates why it’s such a challenge for school districts like Madison’s to hire a diverse staff. She was one of just four black students in the elementary education program in the UW-Madison School of Education, the most prestigious education program in the state, in the 2013-14 academic year.
A $100 million gift from John and Tashia Morgridge to help build faculty at UW-Madison is among the year’s Top 10 largest philanthropic gifts, Wealth-X reports.
Cries for racial equality disrupted finals week preparation across UW-Madison as hundreds of people, mostly students, marched through campus Sunday evening in response to a string of high-profile police and civilian killings of unarmed black men.
Hundreds of demonstrators chanting “black lives matter” staged a march at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Sunday night that also included a “die-in” at a popular undergraduate library packed with students studying for finals this week.
George Little is undoubtedly one of the best of the importations of University of Wisconsin faculty members who have been in charge of the state’s chief educational institutions during the past five or six years. As director of athletics Mr. Little inspired respect, even when his judgment of men — as in the case of Glenn Thistlethwaite, football coach — seemed to be at fault.
The $150,000 Career Ready Internship grant is from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp., a student loan provider, and will be administered by the L&S Center for Academic Excellence in the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science.
Dissent is a constitutionally protected right, and often is a high form of actual patriotism. My hat is off to the people who stood silently in protest the other night.
Data suggests that binge drinking at University of Wisconsin-Madison is probably worse than at other universities across the country, the Badger Herald reports.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police this fall issued twice as many underage drinking warnings and citations as last fall with the launch of a new program aimed at curbing dangerous drinking among freshmen, Police Chief Susan Riseling said in a year-in-review report posted on the departments Facebook page.
MADISON WKOW — The upperclassmen who oversee fraternities at UW-Madison want to prevent their future members from committing sexual assaults and have enlisted the help of a student organization dedicated to stopping sexual violence.
The number of underage drinking tickets given out by UW-Madison police rose about 50 percent this fall, officials say, driven by an effort from the department to crack down on dangerous drinking habits.
When I read last month’s story in Rolling Stone about the brutal gang rape at a fraternity on the University of Virginia Campus, I was shocked and disappointed by the allegations.
Known nationwide as a party school, University of Wisconsin is addressing the high-risk drinking among students of all ages.
University of Wisconsin-Madison campus police issued about 50 percent more tickets for underage drinking this fall amid a crackdown on dangerous drinking habits.
“Why can’t I get a certificate in Spanish? “Why can’t I get a certificate in Arabic?” “Why can’t I get a certificate in Italian?” The list goes on and on. The fact of the matter is that no one has an answer, until now. In my personal experience and in talking to my peers, I have become extremely frustrated at the fact that this university, although highly ranked nationally, lacks something basic to our educational experience — the ability to receive a certificate or minor in a language.
The GreenHouse Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin has completed its fall harvest consisting of more than 200 plants and gave all of the harvested herbs to a dining facility within University Housing.
Vulgar chanting turned Wisconsin’s nationally televised basketball game against Duke last week into an R-rated event. Then after the game, outside the Kohl Center, some fans targeted a peaceful demonstration with insults. Wisconsin deserves better.
The mayor’s ideas include an ad-hoc committee composed of people now serving on relevant committees such as the Plan Commission and Downtown Coordinating Committee plus representatives of the UW-Madison community, property owners, existing retailers and other businesses, and people who don’t go to State Street or the Square.
The UW-Madison Police Department said it might be a simple, obvious thing to do, but students can forget to lock doors and secure belongings with all the other stuff going on.
Madison police are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery occurred early Saturday morning on Langdon Street at West Lakelawn Place just east of the University of Wisconsin campus.
I am proud of the way our students handled themselves. I am proud that they took a stand for what they believe, and that they did so with dignity and grace. They clearly displayed the values this university holds dear.
It’s hard to believe that Jad Abumrad, host of the popular NPR show Radiolab and a MacArthur genius, suffers a gut-churn of doubt at times. However, he says that he’s learned to accept that self-doubt as a natural product of trying out new things in the creative process.
It’s been 20 months since Henry Mackaman, a 21-year-old UW-Madison student, died from meningitis. His mother, Meredith Leigh, is still disappointed over his care, which she claims was inadequate. But she hopes a vaccine recently approved for the type of meningitis Mackaman had could prevent other deaths.
The suspect got back in the car and it was last seen heading west toward the UW-Madison Memorial Union.
About 400 Christmas trees were packed into the pavilion Friday morning for the UW Forestry Club’s annual Christmas tree sale.
A new UW-Madison performance center planned for the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue will be named in honor of alumnus George Hamel and his wife, Pamela Hamel.
UW-Madison School of Music’s new recital center will be named in honor of UW alumnni and advisory board members George and Pamela Hamel, whose $15 million donation will help make constructing the building possible, according to a university release.
Though the transition into college is tough for many freshmen, Marianna Rivera’s move to UW-Madison was especially isolating. She grew up in Chicago in a drastically different community climate.
Jensen performs with the Johannes Wallmann Quintet, featuring UW-Madison music professors Wallmann on piano and Les Thimmig on saxophone, Nick Moran on bass and Keith Lienert on drums; 8 p.m., Morphy Recital Hall in the UW Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.; free.
A UW System Board of Regents committee approved funds for three UW-Madison campus projects Thursday.
After the Badgers beat Minnesota last week, many students had one day to decide to buy tickets for the game before they went on sale, prompting a mad dash to make travel plans to Indianapolis. Associate Athletic Director Justin Doherty said Thursday that about 9,000 of the 10,000 tickets allotted to UW-Madison by the conference have been sold, and all 2,000 tickets of those available at a lower rate to
Announcement of the decision Wednesday not to indict Pantaleo led to protests in New York and cities across the country, including a silent vigil outside the Kohl Center during the Wisconsin basketball game.
A large maple leaf structure will soon overlook Library Mall, as Madison is moving into the final phase of the area’s reconstruction project at the campus end of State Street.
The Associated Students of Madison is trying to combat hunger on the UW-Madison campus, after studies revealed many students struggle with food insecurity.
Upstairs from a dining hall on a snowy evening, four American Indian students at the University of Wisconsin in Madison drum and sing together at a feast for veterans. Drum rituals are an important part of native culture, a valuable way for these students to keep a link to their traditions while living far away from their communities.
MyUW Redesign Team launched a new beta version of the MyUW portal for university students Tuesday.
A new anti-bullying policy at UW-Madison, the genesis for which was reported Monday by the Capital Times, is getting good reviews, according to a new post in Inside Higher Ed.
The ESPN flagship news-and-highlights show will originate from the Kohl Center after No. 2 Wisconsin’s men’s basketball game against No. 4 Duke.
The UW-Madison Police Department is asking fans to think twice before shelling out a large amount of cash for a ticket since you might be buying a counterfeit ticket that won’t get you a seat at the game.
Travel can be more than a vacation. Many also find it educational to experience new surroundings and cultures. Joy Cardin talks to a guest from UW-Madison’s study abroad program about what we can learn by leaving our home turf–at any age.
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank stressed the importance of being transparent with state legislators about what a recently announced $100 million gift will mean for UW at a Faculty Senate meeting Monday.
UW-Madison is among the college campuses explored by the Chronicle for Higher Education for a special report, “Alcohol’s Hold on Campus.”
Hard data on bullying in academe are scant, especially in comparison to the robust research on the subject within the business world. But anecdotal data suggest bullying by academics is a problem; everyone seems to have a bullying story, or several, and a blog post on faculty jerks from an Australian academic went viral last year. At the same time, administrators’ attempts at making policies about or even encouraging civility are historically controversial. Most recently, Nicholas Dirks, chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, faced harsh faculty criticism over a memo on the importance of civility.
UW-Madison students may see a familiar face at the front of the classroom next spring as former Governor Jim Doyle announced Nov. 24 that he will teach a state policy course.
Members of the campus community are invited to submit nominations to permanently fill the vice provost for diversity/chief diversity officer position.
As a lifelong Badgers fan, I knew (Pat) O’Dea as an Australian who showed up on the Madison campus in the late 1890s and proceeded to astonish the nation with his kicking exploits on the football field. He could punt the ball 110 yards, and in 1898, O’Dea made a 62-yard field goal against Northwestern. He drop kicked it.
What’s more painful – getting a deep-tissue massage, or finding out that you can’t trust a professional wrestler? The UW #SweetScientists team of Amy DeJong and Maya Warren got to experience both traumas during Friday’s episode of CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” and still managed to survive and make the Final Four for the globe-trotting reality competition show.
During the Badgers’ storybook win over the Minnesota Gophers to retain Paul Bunyan’s Axe, UW-Madison police issued 34 citations to fans in attendance, 10 of which were given to UW students, according to a UW-Madison Police Department report.
Other stations set for removal this week include UW-Madison Memorial Union, Lake and Langdon streets, Hawthorne Court and State Street on Tuesday … B Cycle stations will return in March.
Derogatory remarks. Unwarranted physical contact. Sabotage of a colleague’s work. Use of threats or retaliation in the exercise of authority. Sounds like seriously bad behavior in the workplace, especially for faculty at Wisconsin’s flagship university. But Soyeon Shim, dean of the School of Human Ecology, says she has heard of many incidents fitting one or all of those behaviors at UW-Madison.
Protesters rallied in Madison and around the state Tuesday demanding reforms to the Dane County’s criminal justice system following a grand jurys decision not to indict the officer who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
Neil Damron, a political science and economics major from Syracuse, New York, was a finalist for the Rhodes scholarship, and Rachel Dvorak, a biochemistry major from Rice Lake, was a finalist for the Marshall scholarship.
UW-Madison has started a national search for a new vice-provost for diversity and chief diversity officer.
The flight lasted just minutes and sparked a federal investigation. But a month and a half later, University of Wisconsin police still don’t know who flew a drone over Camp Randall Stadium during a Wisconsin Badgers football game against Illinois.
The booster-seat education program was developed by UW-Madison nursing students as their clinical project for the health department.
Concerns over handling of sexual assault reports at UW-Madison prompted students and faculty to join a national day of action last month demanding better practices in responding to reports of sexual assault on campus, the Daily Cardinal reported. … UW-Madison is considering changes to its procedures for investigating reports of sexual assault on campus, the Cardinal reported.
UW-Madison and Madison Area Technical College will be closed Thursday and Friday, while Madison Edgewood College will end classes at noon on Wednesday for a 4 1/2-day holiday.
Four UW-Madison professors have been elected as fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS, the university announced on Monday.
The increase would raise rates from $1.15 to $1.20 per ride and would affect pass programs for University of Wisconsin-Madison employees, UW Hospital employees, UW Associated Students of Madison, Madison College, Edgewood College, Dane County employees, City of Madison employees, St. Mary’s Hospital and Meriter Hospital.
Four students at University of Wisconsin have come together to combat hunger and food insecurity by establishing a chapter of a national non-profit organization called Campus Kitchens.
