The University of Wisconsin-Madison is under investigation by a government agency for possibly mishandling a sexual assault complaint last year. News 3 Investigates has learned the complaint is in connection with an alleged incident that took place last May during the Mifflin Street Block Party.
According to University Communications, the school was recently notified by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that it had received complaints related to sexual violence. UW officials say the university is working closely with the Office for Civil Rights.
The Theta Chi Fraternity at UW-Madison is once again raising money for childhood cancer research. “Ski For Cancer” has been running annually since 1969, raising money for childhood cancer research. This year the event will be held on Saturday, March 7.
UW Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott says the execution of search warrants Tuesday is part of a months-long investigation into bicycle thefts.
Noted: As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, during the 2013-14 school year, just three of 131 students who received a degree in elementary education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were black. The year before, just one black student received an elementary education degree. Consequently, according to 2014 data, less than 5% of Wisconsins teachers are non-white.
UW-Madison is now the second university in the state to be included in a growing probe of possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Madison fashion has been heavy on accessories lately: scarves, mittens and balaclavas. Earmuffs are the new black. Meanwhile, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been thinking warmer thoughts as they prepare for UW Fashion Week. It kicks off Monday, March 9, and is organized by MODA magazine.
Four more schools have joined the ranks of colleges and universities under federal investigation for their handling of sexual violence reports, the government said Wednesday, pushing the total for the first time past 100.
The University of Wisconsin’s Faculty Senate passed resolutions Monday for shared governance and public authority, and members said they were unable to support a public authority until a commission has had time to evaluate its implications.
With little debate, the Student Services Finance Committee approved the Wisconsin Union 2015-16 budget of $10,586,316 with a vote of 11-0-1. The budget includes a 2 percent increase in segregated fees for the organization which provides recreational, cultural and educational opportunities through offering events and services around campus.
If UW-Madison falls under Public Authority status as a part of the budget, certain provisions would be under control by the Board of Regents and no longer backed by state law, Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee Chair Dolly Wang said during a meeting Tuesday.
It is time we check our preconceptions about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts at the door and actively try to understand both sides.
The Student Labor Action Coalition held a rally Friday pressuring Chancellor Rebecca Blank to cut licensing ties with VF Corporation, the parent company of JanSport.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department issued a crime warning Monday morning after a student was sexually assaulted while sleeping early Sunday morning.
Panelists at a campus-wide forum on ‘Confronting Campus Rape’ Monday said the University of Wisconsin System has failed to address the issue properly and called for policies which better protect victims of sexual assault. Quoted: Anne McClintock, professor of English and gender and women’s studies; Cecilia Klingele, assistant professor of law; Claudia Card, professor of philosophy
The student told police Sunday evening that an acquaintance entered the residence hall room while the student was sleeping and committed the assault. Police said the assault occurred in a southeast residence hall. The assault was initially reported to Residence Life.
A sexual assault was reported to UW-Madison officials Sunday, an assault allegedly by an acquaintance of the victim.
A 19-year-old Madison woman was injured in a hit-and-run while crossing a street in the UW-Madison campus area early Sunday.
A phone scam is targeting international students and staff at UW-Madison, with scammers threatening deportation if money isn’t sent.
A phone scam is targeting international students and staff at UW-Madison, with scammers threatening deportation if money isnt sent.
Associated Students of Madison’s Diversity Committee hosted the second annual Diversity Day Tuesday, featuring workshops, performances and seminars by groups on campus to address topics related to diversity.
This Saturday, the UW-Madison Division of International Studies and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are holding the third annual Wisconsin Global Youth Summit. More than 170 students from 35 high schools around the state will participate in activities that involve interacting with people from other cultures to stimulate their reflection on global citizenship and inspire them to explore the world. There’s an additional session for teacher with more than 60 participating.
Tension was evident in Union South’s Varsity Hall Monday during a public forum discussing the ramifications Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed UW System budget cuts could have on UW-Madison undergraduates.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department has equipped one officer with a body camera on a trial basis and plans to outfit more when a delivery of 10 more cameras arrive. Until then, UWPD is exploring privacy issues through developing a new policy.
With a focus on diversity and scholarship programs and students “starving to study and studying to starve,” the United Council of University of Wisconsin Students addressed Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts at the state Capitol Monday.
University of Wisconsin students are not buying assurances that their voice in governing their campuses would be preserved if the university system is reorganized the way Gov. Scott Walker is proposing.
The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in 2014 sparked an ongoing insurgence of race-related activism by young adults across the country, beginning in Ferguson, Mo., and eventually reaching UW-Madison’s campus.
While campus transportation trends appear to reflect an environmentally and tech conscious student body, challenges remain to support the public transportation options students rely on to efficiently get around campus.
In response to stark inequalities that remain for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, female leaders at University of Wisconsin are moving forward with steps to address these issues.
The University announced this week Craig Benson will succeed James Aylor as the thirteenth Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
There are games for just about everyone nowadays, but according to the International Game Developers Association, less than a quarter of game developers are women.
Wire story from the St. Louis Dispatch, hometown paper of Maya Warren, who is completing her doctorate in food science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Maya Warren took a flat iron on “The Amazing Race.”
AJ Capital Partners is using part of $500 million in private investment funding to renovate and re-brand the Campus Inn, 601 Langdon St.
UW-Madison officials are turning to the workers to come up with ideas on how to cut costs, with $300 million in budget cuts staring them in the face.
Sixty-nine alumni are currently in the Peace Corps, ranking second in the nation in number of graduates carrying on President John F. Kennedy’s mission to recruit Americans to do good around the globe.
University community members met Wednesday in the Pyle Center for the annual Faculty of Color Reception to celebrate the hiring and promotion of professors of diverse backgrounds. This year, 40 faculty members were promoted and 26 were hired.
Annika Konrad, a University of Wisconsin graduate student in English, realized at a support group meeting that those who are visually impaired struggle with communication.
UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Darrell Bazzell talked to graduate students Tuesday about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System.
“Manifestations,” a show featuring the work of 23 Bachelor of Fine Arts students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spans a variety of styles and subjects.
Devan A. McCambridge, 20, of Saukville, pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats, a felony, for incidents involving women who answered a Craigslist ad in which McCambridge pretended to be a woman looking for sex with another woman.
The University of Washington was ranked first among large schools with 72 alumni currently in service, while the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which was first last year, came in second with 69 volunteers.
Rec Sports’ 2015-’16 budget presentation Monday raised questions about possible complications in the organization’s projected plans for updating and replacing recreational sporting facilities on the UW-Madison campus.
Like many of my fellow Badgers, I am constantly impressed by the incredible production of academic research that is undertaken and led by some of the greatest minds in the country at University of Wisconsin. Ranked fourth nationally in 2013 for annual research expenditures, UW places an emphasis on the importance of discovery and furthering the Wisconsin Idea.
University of Wisconsin students and faculty carried more than boxes of chocolates and roses this Valentine’s Day as hundreds gathered with signs of protest at Library Mall to speak out against the state’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System.
In the wake of a national measles outbreak, Madison public health officials are concerned about the health of students and residents who are not immunized.
Several hundred University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staffers braved subzero temperatures to protest Gov. Scott Walkers proposal to cut $300 million over the next two years from the UW system.
It’s easy to spread Bucky love this Valentines Day.
Despite a -13 degree wind chill, several hundred people gathered at the UW-Madison’s Library Mall on Saturday afternoon to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million cuts to the UW System.
Several hundred University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staffers braved subzero temperatures to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut $300 million over the next two years from the UW system.
They rallied on campus Saturday on the fourth anniversary of the beginning of large-scale demonstrations against a Walker plan that eliminated collective bargaining rights for most of Wisconsin’s public employees.
Six faculty members and 13 students at UW-Madison have been awarded Fulbright Awards for the 2014-15 school year, putting the university among the top schools for number of faculty and students winning the award.
Working with a former company member, UW dancers staged a section of “D-Man in the Waters” 1989 — the final work on Saturday’s program — in 2013.
Among routes that weren’t altered in the last two years, none showed greater volume growth in 2014 than the UW-Madison area Route 80. Rides on that campus loop jumped by nearly 400,000 to more than 2.17 million.
Replacing a power system destroyed last June at UW-Madison — which darkened the university’s website and disabled nearly all electronic communication for a day — cost $360,000, said a spokesman with the school’s Division of Information Technology, or DoIT.
Perhaps saving students money by cutting courses the undergrad doesn’t want or need doesn’t fall in line with the “Wisconsin Idea” the state’s higher ed establishment has been so breathlessly defending in recent weeks.
Between a late-night meeting with third-shift employees and daytime forums with faculty, staff and students, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank this week has been fielding questions ranging from how soon potential layoffs could happen to whether sick leave could be threatened under Gov. Scott Walkers proposed budget.
The UW South Madison Partnership is open for business.
The “sweet scientists from CBS’ “The Amazing Race” are back, and this time they’re asking for help from their fans and supporters.
Leaders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s teaching assistance union said there is a possibility they would walk off the job in response to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut the UW System’s budget by $300 million.
