The Big Ten’s University of Wisconsin scored the No. 10 spot in The Business Journals’ exclusive ranking of the nation’s top public colleges out Thursday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #10 among public universities
Milwaukee Business Journal
Category: Campus life
Coordinating Council seeks student interaction surrounding UW System budget cuts
Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council reviewed the biennial budget developments and brainstormed ideas to encourage student activism against the proposal.
Know Your Madisonian: Laura Wyatt
Wisconsin State Journal
Laura Wyatt promotes urban outdoors as administrative program manager of UW-Madison’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
Black History photo show highlights similarities between protests at UW, then and now
Capital Times
Archival images pair with contemporary photos from the December 2014 “die-in” in two galleries on campus.
UW chancellor addresses UW and state budget cuts during series of forums
WKOW-TV 27
UW chancellor, Rebecca Blank, is inviting the campus community to come together to discuss Governor Scott Walkers proposed budget cuts to the U-W System.
Faculty, staff and students to rally against UW System cuts
Madison.com
Quoted: Karma Chávez, associate professor of communication arts.
“We need to decide whether affordable and high-quality public universities are the vital resource they have always been to Wisconsinites, or if the UW System is worth giving up, to be replaced by something inferior, or to shut down access in some parts of the state altogether,” Chavez said. “Clearly the Walker administration has chosen the latter.”
Blank to UW Staff: ‘I’m sorry’ layoffs are coming
WISC-TV 3
A large, standing room-only UW-Madison faculty and staff audience heard Chancellor Rebecca Blank apologize late Wednesday night as she warned layoffs under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal were unavoidable and could come as early as April.
UW System reorganization could put campuses in ‘buildings race’ to attract affluent students
Capital Times
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed restructuring of the University of Wisconsin promises to send it down the path of a public university “buildings race,” a competition for students wealthy enough to pay deregulated tuition, write UW-Madison graduate students Lenora Hanson and Elsa Noterman.
Chancellor Blank to hold talks on proposed UW System cuts
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank will host a series of forums this week to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed cuts to the UW System budget.
Researchers track foxes, coyotes on UW-Madison’s campus
Wisconsin State Journal
David Drake, an associate professor of forest and wildlife ecology and a UW Extension wildlife specialist, is leading a research team that is humanely trapping and tracking foxes and coyotes who are making the campus their home.
Faculty, staff at UW-Madison organize to fight Scott Walker’s budget cuts
Capital Times
Invoking the spirit of the “uprising” that occupied the Wisconsin Capitol in 2011, UW-Madison faculty and staff are planning a rally and march on Saturday, Valentine’s Day, to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System.
On Campus: Protesters upset they weren’t let into Regents meeting
Wisconsin State Journal
The brief disagreement happened outside the meeting on the second floor of the Union South building in Madison. Once the 92-person seating capacity was reached, police denied further entry, redirecting people to a different room where the meeting was being broadcast live, said Alex Hummel, UW System spokesman.
Kudos to UW’s conservative defenders — Donald Downs
Wisconsin State Journal
Kudos to conservative professors James Baughman and John Sharpless for defending UW-Madison in the face of the severe cuts Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to the University of Wisconsin System. It is great to hear such dedicated teachers, scholars and citizens defend UW-Madison, which is a state treasure regardless of any warts it bears.
In the Spirit: With Charlie Hebdo, a range of opinions from UW-Madison panel
Wisconsin State Journal
Report on panel discussion about the satirical French newspaper.
UW-Madison students use website to battle ‘fear of missing out’
Daily Cardinal
As a busy college campus in an urban area, something is always taking place at and around UW-Madison. In response, students have banded together to create a website to help fellow UW-Madison community members never miss another important event.
Team Lakeshore wins Battle for Bascom Hill snowball fight
WKOW-TV 27
Hundreds of UW-Madison students took to Bascom Hill Sunday for a chance to win their dorms some bragging rights on campus.
Student from Cedarburg arrested as suspect in UW-Madison sexual assault
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A college student from Cedarburg has been arrested as a suspect in an October sexual assault in Madison.
WASB evolves UW-Madison’s 166th Founders’ Day celebration, connects students past and present
Daily Cardinal
For the past 166 years, UW-Madison alumni have celebrated Feb. 5 as Founders’ Day to commemorate the first class held in 1849 and honor the university’s history.
Madison first in U.S. metropolitan areas for STEM graduates
Badger Herald
The Madison metro area ranked first in the nation for having the highest percentage of graduates in STEM fields.
UW-Madison Promotes Degree Options
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison unveiled a one-stop website Thursday, promoting the schools flexible and online degree programs.
UW-Madison launches new portal for advanced learning
Madison.com
UW-Madison is making it easier for those wanting to explore how to earn advanced degrees or certificates.
UW-Madison will set another record for applications
Wisconsin State Journal
After topping 30,000 student applications last year for the first time, UW-Madison will set another record this year with applications up 8 percent over last year.
New UW-Madison web portal to help adults take classes online
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
While most people still think of college as a bastion for young adults fresh out of high school, a new effort by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Continuing Studies gives evidence to the evolving role of higher education by making courses for working adults easier to find online.
UW alumni could help offset proposed budget cuts
Badger Herald
The governor’s proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System has UW-Madison officials looking more than ever at alternative solutions to compensate for the anticipated loss in state funds.
Concerns rise over Walker’s suggestion for increased faculty workload
Badger Herald
Gov. Scott Walker’s suggestion to ask professors in the University of Wisconsin System to teach one more class raised concerns among faculty that the university could lose some of its prestige in research.
Police looking for bank robbery suspect, surveillance photo released
WKOW-TV 27
Police in Madison are looking for a man they say robbed a bank late Wednesday afternoon.
Police investigating armed robbery at campus-area bank
Madison.com
Officers were called to the U.S. Bank at 389 East Campus Mall just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Dane County 911 center.
UW faculty condemns proposed budget cut as potentially harmful
Daily Cardinal
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate released a unanimously passed resolution Monday stating their disapproval of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million budget cut to the UW system.
UW professor Thomas O’Guinn to commentate four episodes of How We Got Here
University of Wisconsin School of Business marketing professor Thomas O’Guinn is a commentator in several episodes of a new cable television series about iconic, brand-savvy American business leaders.
UW-Madison police arrest suspected drug dealer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison police on Monday arrested a man suspected of being a well-known area drug dealer following a two-month investigation.
Badgers football: Spring game set for April 25
Madison.com
This year the game, Paul Chryst’s debut as coach, will help fund efforts in the UW Office of Undergraduate Advising. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for $5 at UWBadgers.com, by calling 1-800-GO-BADGERS or in person at the Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office.
Lisa Martin: UW anti-bullying story needs clarification
Capital Times
First, I strongly disagree with the characterization of the original policy as coming “close to constituting a general ‘civility code.’” … Second, in his reference to Dean Soyeon Shim’s comments on Inside Higher Education, Downs mistakenly states that Shim portrays the university’s new policy “as a general civility policy.” … Finally, it is important to recognize that there are a number of ongoing discussions on campus regarding topics such as bullying, civility and inclusion, and to not conflate these distinct conversations.
Man pleads guilty in campus-area rape
Wisconsin State Journal
A Madison man pleaded guilty Monday for the rape of a woman near the UW-Madison campus in August.
Snow day? UW-Madison says no with sense of humor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After a day-long blizzard, University of Wisconsin-Madison students could have gone to bed Sunday night with visions of a snow day, dancing in their heads.
UWPD keeps tabs on Yik Yak use on campus for crime investigations
Badger Herald
Currently being said around UW-Madison via the anonymous app “Yik Yak:” “Dear Gordon’s. I ordered my food two hours ago. Wtf,” “So much guac and no one to share it with…,” and “With the anonymity of this app I expected a lot more weirdos on here but…Nope, just me.”
‘Denigration’ wears on the morale of faculty, UW-Madison professor Grant Petty says : Ct
Capital Times
Speaking on WKOW-TV’s “Capitol City Sunday,” UW-Madison Atmospheric Science professor and the president of faculty lobbying group PROFS Grant Petty said Gov. Walker’s comment about teaching more was out of touch with the responsibilities of faculty who he said work an average of 63 hours per week at UW-Madison, combining teaching, research, mentoring and more.
Wisconsin Expands BBA Nearly 40%
The decision to expand massively the bachelor of business administration program at the Wisconsin School of Business came down to institutional duty, recruiter demand, and simple math. WSB, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was turning down hundreds of applicants to its BBA program every year.
Katie Couric chosen as UW-Madison’s spring commencement speaker
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Television journalist Katie Couric will be the featured speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s spring commencement at Camp Randall Stadium on May 16, the university announced Thursday.
Katie Couric to speak at UW-Madison commencement
Madison.com
Katie Couric, the longtime “Today” show host and former anchor of “CBS Evening News,” will be the keynote speaker at commencement on May 16.
Andy Baggot: UW’s 1990 NCAA hockey championship team was as close-knit as they come
Madison.com
The silver anniversary of that achievement will be acknowledged Saturday night when the Badgers host Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference series at the Kohl Center.
Katie Couric announced as spring commencement speaker
Badger Herald
Seeking a person that embodied notoriety, success and philanthropy, the University of Wisconsin’s senior class officers chose Katie Couric as the 2015 spring commencement speaker.
UW to establish task force for participation in national sexual assault climate survey
Badger Herald
Hoping to improve national and local understanding of sexual assault, the University of Wisconsin will be one of 28 universities that will participate in one of the largest surveys ever conducted on the issue.
UW faculty continue collaborating with Native American communities
Badger Herald
Recognizing the importance of Wisconsin’s Native Americans to the state, University of Wisconsin faculty members are reaching out to those communities to strengthen the connection between the state’s flagship university with Wisconsin’s original inhabitants.
Katie Couric to speak at UW-Madison Commencement
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison announced the featured speaker for this springs Commencement, veteran journalist Katie Couric.
Students question bill promoting fiscal autonomy
Daily Cardinal
A bill being considered by Republican lawmakers could require chancellors of UW System schools to approve every decision made by student governments that use segregated fees.
Anti-bullying policy raises free speech concern from professor
Badger Herald
A recently introduced anti-bullying policy at the University of Wisconsin is causing concern among faculty and staff, who worry that an abuse of the policy may infringe on free speech and thinking.
Just another day at the office for former commissioner Bud Selig
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Selig will spend time teaching classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University, a diversion for which he has a passion, but quitting baseball cold turkey was never an option. That void would have been impossible to fill.
Bucky’s China venture falters
Isthmus
It was a visionary plan to bring the Wisconsin Idea to the People’s Republic of China — offering non-degree professional training where Chinese needs met the UW-Madison’s expertise. Add some alumni outreach, business development, research collaboration, internship opportunities and student exchanges, and Big Red meets biggest red for mutual benefit.
On Campus: Chinese students hit all-time high at UW-Madison, though new freshmen down
Wisconsin State Journal
Overall, there are 2,619 Chinese students at UW-Madison for the 2014-2015 school year, up 159 from last year, which had been the highest. However, the numbers of new freshmen and total undergraduates dropped a bit from last year, with applications down slightly for the coming year as well, Andre Phillips,senior associate director of recruitment and outreach, said. Enrollment of Chinese students grew 356 percent from 2003 to 2013 at UW-Madison as the world’s most populous country reaped benefits of newfound wealth. The trend mirrored national enrollment numbers for Chinese students.
School of Veterinary Medicine expands animal shelter medicine program
Badger Herald
In an effort to further research in veterinary medicine, the University of Wisconsin is looking to expand a newly created animal shelter medicine program with a newly acquired $1.3 million in funds.
Movement for racial justice at UW keeps momentum
Badger Herald
The expression of racial frustration in University of Wisconsin’s black students was at its peak at the Black Lives Matter die-in demonstration during finals week in December. As a new semester starts, students and university officials seek to keep momentum going in the movement to change race relations on campus.
Just Ask Us: How many buildings make up UW-Madison’s campus?
Wisconsin State Journal
Since UW-Madison’s founding in 1848, the university has grown to include 388 buildings spread across 936 acres, said Gary Brown, director of campus planning and landscape architecture.
Brew school: Preparing students for the growing craft beer industry
UW-Madison’s Babcock Hall is home to the Department of Food Science and the Center for Dairy Research, but a corner space in the building has been transformed into a brewery. The system is designed to teach basic food science principals, train and educate would-be brewers, allow professional brewers to experiment and for academics to conduct research.
Go Big Read to focus on inequality
Wisconsin State Journal
In an effort to inspire further dialogue about injustice in America, the selection committee for UW-Madison’s common-reading program is seeking book suggestions that address the theme of inequality.
UW says retirement, not protest, leads to closing cat research lab
Madison.com
The university said that the closing of the lab was due to the impending retirement of neuroscience professor Tom Yin, not the complaints of any animal rights groups. Yin, 70, decided to retire more than a year ago when his National Institutes of Health grant was up for renewal, a UW spokesman said.
Young, Gifted and Black kicks off speaker series at UW-Madison today
Capital Times
Max Rameau, co-author of a guide to political organizing in the aftermath of Ferguson used by the Madison coalition and a founder of Take Back the Land … will speak on “Forward from Ferguson: The case for community control over the police” at 4 p.m. Friday at UW-Madison’s Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave., Room L160. The political education and community engagement session will be followed by a rally at 7 p.m. in front of the Chazen Museum of Art., 750 University Ave. The series is sponsored in partnership with Comparative U.S. Studies and the Havens Center at UW-Madison.
Classified Staff assemble, plan meeting with chancellor
Daily Cardinal
The Classified Staff Executive Committee discussed the possible effects of the upcoming state budget Thursday.
Achievement Connections program links UW-Madison students with high schoolers
Daily Cardinal
Last semester, the Morgridge Center for Public Service, along with United Way of Dane County, AmeriCorps and area school districts, revamped its Achievement Connections program to reach more underperforming high school students in the Madison area.
UW-Madison will ask students to fill out sex assault survey
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials plan to ask students to fill out a sexual assault survey this spring.
Madison’s black sororities are agents of change
Isthmus
When Theresa Sanders was an undergraduate at Wilberforce University during the 1960s, the struggles for racial equality and women’s rights were fully under way. She saw classmates at the historically black college in Ohio board a bus for Cleveland to support Carl Stokes, the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, and take part in bra-burning ceremonies. Sanders wanted in on the action. So she joined a sorority.