The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus erupted in protests this week over a student’s racist video. Meanwhile, the UW System is getting even more serious pressure from the state Legislature for perceived liberal bias.
Over 200 University of Wisconsin-Madison students staged a sit-in protest in Bascom Hall on Wednesday morning, claiming they would not leave until Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin spoke with them after a video of an alleged UW-Madison student spewing racist comments — including use of the n-word — circulated earlier this week.
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is asking for meetings with student leaders from the Blk Pwr Coalition to address ongoing concerns following a racist video featuring a white student that went viral this week.
In the spirit of progress, Winneshiek addressed the crowd gathering around a new set of sculptures at UW-Madison signifying the Ho-Chunk Nation’s historic presence on campus, as well as its future in the area.
Hundreds of UW-Madison students and faculty gathered at the bottom of Bascom Hill Thursday afternoon as they again protested against what many still see as a flawed response from the university’s administration to a racist viral video from earlier this week.
Thousands in the University of Wisconsin-Madison community are calling for the expulsion of a student who was recorded in a video using racist slurs and saying she wants Black people returned to slavery so she can abuse them.
UW-Madison’s Historically Black Fraternity is reaching out in support of the community. In a press release posted on Instagram, the Gamma Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha says “behavior from the video should not be condoned because it will set precedent for students in the future to continue similar acts of a hate a perpetuate racism.”
After UW leaders said they could not expel the woman who repeatedly used racial slurs and glorified slavery in the video, members of the student group Blk Pwr Coalition demanded they take more action.
Students broke out in protest in response to what they call UW-Madison’s inaction in response to the recent circulation of a video showing a student going on a racist tirade.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students peacefully demonstrated on campus Wednesday in response to a video on social media of a student using racial slurs, and one student group is calling on the university to take action by giving the school a list of demands.
’It was a joy to be a part of such a fantastic cause, and I know I will never forget this experience,’ Humorology Executive Director says.
‘The main thing is just trying to investigate why this demand is increasing so much,’ Open Seat staff member says.
Protest organized by Blk Power Coalition marched on campus, delivered demands to Chancellor’s Office.
Hundreds of students met at the Red Gym at 9 a.m. Wednesday and marched to Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s office at Bascom Hall, where they met with university officials and delivered demands to Mnookin.
Hundreds of students confronted UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin over a racist video a white student briefly posted online earlier this week, calling for a public apology from the chancellor’s office and new programming to prevent bias incidents in the future.
In response to a now-deleted video of a racist rant posted by an alleged UW-Madison student, the university condemned the “deeply harmful” content but said it can’t discipline students or employees for legally protected speech on their social media accounts.
Black student leaders at UW-Madison are speaking out after a video began circulating online this week depicting a white student using racist slurs. The video has also gotten the attention of university leaders, who have called the post “deeply harmful and offensive.”
Freshman Maya Dettwiler has taken to on her Instagram account to talk about the harm this language has caused on campus and in the surrounding area. “I was pretty disgusted by some of the things that were said,” Dettwiler expressed.
Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are facing backlash and pressure from student organizations after the university appeared to take no action toward a white student who posted a racist video to social media.
“I wish that the university would do more to protect students like myself and other trans students,” Simmons-Uvin said.
Starting the fall semester, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will have the opportunity to pursue a major in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies program. Up until now, only a certificate has been achievable in the program, as Chicana/o and Latina/o studies has been present at the university since 1988 in the College of Letters & Science.
An updated name is joined by what the director of Chican@ & Latin@ Studies, Professor Rubén Medina, sees as a surge in both faculty and opportunity. Medina spoke of the last decade having a significant impact in terms of increased capacity by expanding faculty and interest areas, along with increased interest in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies certificate.
Isbell, who has spent a large portion of his career at Georgia Tech University and has a background in computer science, is expected to start Aug. 1. The provost is the chief academic officer overseeing all educational programs and faculty and outreach areas including the UW-Extension and Wisconsin Public Media.
Charles Isbell Jr. — a dean at the Georgia Institute of Technology — will lead as University of Wisconsin-Madison’s provost starting this summer.
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman said Monday the perceived liberal bias on college campuses won’t be solved by asking professors their political affiliation. Instead, he wants to focus future hiring on a more diverse applicant pool.
Charles Lee Isbell Jr. will be the new provost for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. the university announced on Monday. The provost is the university’s chief academic officer and second-ranking leader under the chancellor.
“While the university can’t limit what students and employees post to their personal social media accounts and can’t take action against posts that are not unlawful, racist slurs do not represent or reflect UW–Madison values around creating an inclusive community,” the university stated.
Isbell, the current dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, will assume the role this August.
Student and employee content posted on private social media accounts is not subject to regulation by the university, according to UW-Madison. The university cannot take actions against posts that are not unlawful, but the university added that racial slurs “do not represent or reflect UW-Madison values.”
Isbell, currently Dean of College of Computing at Georgia Tech, will assume provost role Aug. 1.
Starting the fall semester, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will have the opportunity to pursue a major in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies program. Up until now, only a certificate has been achievable in the program, as Chicana/o and Latina/o studies has been present at the university since 1988 in the College of Letters & Science.
MSC adds Middle Eastern and North African Heritage Month Chair, multicultural programming intern.
Honorees recognized for outstanding individual accomplishments in entrepreneurship.
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has played at the Kohl Center four times since LaBahn Arena opened in 2012.
Those games have been big draws for the Badgers. The 2023 version didn’t bring in as many spectators as the games held in 2014, 2017 and 2020 but it held another distinction: It was the best-attended hockey game at the Kohl Center in the 2022-23 season.
With over 800,000 visitors every summer, the Memorial Union Terrace is gearing up for another busy season with new music, food and more.
The four-story Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center overlooking Lake Mendota replaces the former Natatorium on the campus’ west side. It includes traditional aspects of a gym like basketball courts, a jogging track, a pool and workout areas, plus a climbing wall, ice rink and teaching kitchen.
The new rec center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is designed for both mental health and physical health. The Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center opened at 11 a.m. Monday. The line outside was hundreds of students deep.
More than 600 people lined up Monday morning to be the first ones in at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center. It’s on Observatory Drive by the Lakeshore dorms.
The seven-story building, located in the block between University Avenue and Johnson, Orchard and Charter streets that formerly housed the Service Building and Service Annex, is expected to open in 2025. It will contain flexible classroom space seating up to 1,100 people and a learning center to help students in introductory courses.
The center, which replaces the old Natatorium, is the second of two new buildings that were overwhelmingly supported by students as part of the Rec Well master plan, following the Nicholas Recreation Center that opened in 2020. In all, the University Recreation & Wellbeing, which oversees the program, runs six outdoor spaces and four indoor facilities.
The Wisconsin Alumni Student Board has kicked off a week of activities to provide students with stress-free events ahead of finals week, according to WASB All-Campus Party Director Carly Jennings.
UW students face changing interests, assorted recruitment cycles, other challenges when entering workforce.
At over 29,000 square feet, the center includes a pool, an ice rink, indoor track, outdoor terrace, a gaming area, teaching kitchen and weightlifting equipment on every floor. There’s also an area to relax and recharge, with massage rooms, napping pods and yoga studios.
CDIS is a school within the College of Letters and Sciences which aims to expand research and education around technology at the intersection of society, founding director of CDIS Tom Erickson said.
’I can’t teach you how to make a difference, but I can tell you it means taking a lot of risks,’ Koestner says
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Odyssey Project rounded out its 20th year with an anniversary celebration on the evening of April 20 in anticipation of graduating another class of amazing students next month. The celebration was held in the Chazen Museum of Art in the heart of the UW-Madison campus and the event was filled with R&B music from KinFolk Soul Music Madison, socializing, inspirational speeches, and recognition for both the hardworking students and the dedicated Odyssey family.
Cell theory. Equations of motion. Or the periodic table of elements. Chances are you learned about these concepts in high school but over the years have forgotten all about them. That’s the point John Rudolph makes in his book Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should) released this month.
Nestled along the Lake Mendota shore with a curvature that mimics the waves, a new UW-Madison recreation facility is set to reshape how students view health and wellness.
NBC Sports, the new home for primetime Big Ten football, asked students interested in being part of a promotional campaign to come to the stadium wearing their Badger best.
Describing himself as “the most pro-college Republican state chairman the party has ever had,” Schimming said Republican students’ political involvement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will influence 2024 national election outcomes.
Members of the Jewish community observed Yom HaShoah on the University of Wisconsin campus beginning Monday at sundown.
The University of Wisconsin will be launching its first American Sign Language program in the summer of 2023, according to the UW’s Language Sciences website.
About 860 of the 4-inch tall chair replicas will be put out for sale on May 1, with a portion of each sale going toward University Health Services’ suicide prevention fund.
The university revealed that construction will begin Tuesday on a nearly 350,000-square-foot building to house the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, which was launched in 2019.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Jessica Randall, a first-year student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been busy organizing the survivor clothing drive she runs by herself. The effort, which she first organized in high school, is now a regular part of her campus life.
With decades of failed efforts to contain, co-opt or kill the Mifflin Street Block Party behind them, city and UW-Madison officials on Thursday urged a small group of Mifflin residents and landlords to at least be safe during the annual bacchanalia of cheap beer and questionable behavior.
This year the APIDA Planning Committee organized over 10 different events to honor those within the APIDA community and to share their different cultures, backgrounds and identities with one another, as well as other students in the UW community, according to Student Affairs.
They discussed updated leadership position descriptions, the Student Sustainability Advisory Council and legislation to encourage UW’s administration to prioritize students’ mental health in future academic calendars, among other things.
Currently, UW is feeling the effects of a national mental health crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a decrease in mental health and an increase in demand for mental health resources and providers.
Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society competed at the Yaatly Online Debating League (YODL) National Debating Championship tournament in Denver, ultimately winning the entire championship tournament.
Social Environmental Business Advocates organized a panel meeting followed by a speed networking activity Monday night for students interested in building business connections, exploring different companies and pursuing career pathways centered around sustainability.
