A little after 10:30 a.m., UW-Madison raised the Ho-Chunk Nation flag above Bascom Hall, marking the first time that the university flew another nation’s flag with the U.S. flag and state flag.
Corporate sponsors used the moment to pressure the Washington Redskins into changing their name. The Cleveland Indians followed close behind. College students used the moment to demand trivial changes on their campuses that did nothing to abolish racism. For example, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison got a rock removed from campus because they believed it was racist. (And yes, that really happened ). They also violently removed the statue of a committed abolitionist, just to give some indication of how much these mobs knew about history
Cruz planned to speak last month at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, but the event was moved off campus because organizers refused to comply with the university’s policy requiring masks, WKOW-TV reported.
For as long as I have been at this university, I have gotten a weekly email from the University Bookstore about something called “Geraldine’s Pick.” While the majority of these emails have gone over my head, I could not help but be intrigued by the consistency. I began to ask myself, “What is Geraldine’s Pick?” and “Who even is Geraldine?”
Committee settled on granting agricultural org $77,127.
Prior to starting at CNN in 2015, Raju was Politico’s senior correspondent on Capitol Hill for seven years, previously reporting for The Hill, Inside Washington Publishers and Congressional Quarterly.
CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju was named Wednesday as UW-Madison’s winter 2021 commencement speaker.
NBC15′s Erin Sullivan celebrated UW-Madison’s homecoming this week by learning about the Original Bucky Wagon. What was once an old fire truck has turned into a staple at home football games and special occasions.
A veteran TV reporter will be the winter commencement speaker at UW-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison saw its student-voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election rise to 72.8%, up from 65.4% in 2016. According to the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE), UW-Madison’s voting rate was higher than the 66% rate of all other colleges.
The University of Wisconsin Office of the Registrar announced in an email Monday that they would permanently extend the deadline for dropping classes to the 12th week of classes. After Nov. 26 — the 12th week of the fall semester — students will need a dean’s permission to drop a class. The new course drop deadline now aligns with the last day students can completely withdraw from the fall 2021 semester, according to the Office of the Registrar.
An in-depth look at ongoing battle for divestment action on UW’s campus.
CNN chief political correspondent Manu Raju will deliver the keynote speech at UW-Madison’s winter commencement, the university announced Wednesday.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic complicating the voting process for students, many of whom were newly eligible to cast ballots, voter turnout on campus increased from 65% in the 2016 election to 73% in 2020. In total, 24,572 UW–Madison students voted out of 33,749 who were eligible in the 2020 election.
A spokesperson for the university noted the flag-raising is part of an ongoing commitment to educate the campus community about the Ho-Chunk Nation’s history and to recognize the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
The student-run agriculture collective is supported by segregated fees, mainly to fund the wage expenses for the salaried F. H. King board of directors and some general and programming expenses, according to their presentation.
Trump’s presidency increased student voter turnout, political science professor says.
Removing the chairs is a significant undertaking, Shauna Breneman from the Wisconsin Union said. “We have 1,300 chairs at Memorial Union alone,” she said. “It takes weeks of planning and preparation to remove the chairs and abou
The Badgers Gives back program helps encourage positive mental and physical health and nutrition habits in people of all ages within the community.
With the departure of the pink flamingos from Bascom Hill Friday, the annual “Fill The Hill” event raised $436,478 for a variety of programs and funds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The parade tradition started in 1913, when the UW Marching Band and alumni marched down State Street to the alumni bonfire. The parade now seeks to connect alumni and students, giving them a reason to celebrate what it means to be a “Wisconsin Badger.” It was the hope of the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee to bring back a sense of unity after a challenging year.
According to an email statement to the Badger Herald from Chief Human Resources Officer Mark Walters, this is a wide-ranging position. “This position is critical in leading and driving the facilities components for major campus strategic initiatives … Almost every critical initiative our campus embarks on has this facilities component,” Walters said. “To ensure our campus facilities are met now and into the future, a strong leader is needed in [this position].”
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic drove Halloween off of State Street, with Freakfest canceled as officials with the city, public health and UW-Madison all encouraged people to stay away from the iconic street.
The Madison Fire Department, UW-Madison police, Dane County Sheriff’s Office and other city officials helped to keep the Halloween festivities safe, Madison police said.
“It’s going to be a big weekend in Madison for sure,” said Maggie Jacobs, a junior at UW-Madison. “A fun weekend.”
The University of Wisconsin System announced plans to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring federal contractors to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Madison isn’t sponsoring Freakfest this year, but the city is expecting big crowds to converge on the State Street area and taking special precautions for Saturday because it’s the night before Halloween and UW-Madison’s homecoming weekend.
Flamingos have returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bascom Hill for the annual Fill the Hill event.
The birds became a symbol of UW-Madison in 1979 and are placed on Bascom Hill during homecoming weekend each year.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved Sex Out Loud as a student organization and approved its amended budget in a meeting Thursday. The SSFC planned to review the Wisconsin Black Student Union but moved it to Nov. 8 due to a last-minute change from WBSU.
The Wisconsin Black Student Union (WBSU), the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement (DDEEA), and the Black Cultural Center (BCC) will host “The Stories We Tell: Sharing Black Activism Experiences at UW-Madison” this afternoon, a panel discussion with UW-Madison alumni and current students about their activism during their time as students at the UW.
The University of Wisconsin System says it will comply with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors.
Deryk Gonzalez and your friendly neighborhood Deryk G. are one in the same. By day, you might experience Deryk, the soft spoken, well intentioned University of Wisconsin engineering student, who wishes to make his family proud and enjoys his time with friends. But after a quick costume change, the vivacious funk-lionheart known as Deryk G. comes to. It’s a persona that never requires a mask, with an aptitude for animated, romantic story-telling that allows him to live his truth.
For every $250 someone donates, a lawn flamingo will also be sent to their home.
For the next two weeks, Caroline Chen will virtually visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus as the fall 2021 Science Journalist in Residence over the next two weeks, the UW announced on Tuesday.
’It’s a major invasion of privacy,’ UW junior says.
Committee votes on Sex Out Loud’s budget next Thursday, Oct. 28.
Good advising resources can help students graduate sooner, UW provost says.
On a warm Friday night in October, jazz music mingles in the air with the smell of collard greens at Cafe Coda, a Black-owned music venue in Dane County.
The event will feature a parade, free hot chocolate, a Badger Bash tailgate celebration and more.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has decided to renew its contract with online proctoring software company Honorlock, drawing some criticism from students and campus community members who disagree with the restrictions the software places on students.
UW-Madison’s homecoming week kicks off Monday, and the university has a variety of events planned throughout the week leading up to Saturday’s football game against Iowa.
Renovations to the south end zone seating at Camp Randall Stadium are scheduled to start in a month, and the University of Wisconsin has put some of the new premium seats on sale to the public.
Reflecting back on her tenure, Blank is especially proud of the strides of Bucky’s Tuition Promise, which grants free undergraduate tuition to hundreds of Wisconsin students annually, as well as record-breaking class sizes and increased diversity on campus.
“There is a sense after nine years in one job that you get a little stale, you know, you get a little jaded about some things,” Blank said. “And it’s been a wonderful place, but I do feel like you go through a five- to 10-year agenda, and either then you’re going to really develop a whole new agenda or it’s time for someone else.”
James Gavins’ afrofuturistic, sci-fi thriller-based film “Cicada” explores a parallel universe in which a psychotherapy simulator will ease the trauma from Black history in America. It debuts this afternoon at 4 p.m. with a film screening followed by a panel discussion at the UW Union South Marquee Theater.
The Wisconsin Science Festival is taking over the state Thursday through Sunday, with 170 events in more than 30 counties, including Madison.
MSA is requesting same amount in their 2023 budget as their 2022 budget, which was $36,468.50.
Fortunately, Associate Director of Undergraduate Communications and Marketing Greer Davis said the University of Wisconsin is not a part of these statistics. “UW–Madison is seeing significant increases in applications [and] enrollment, so we are fortunately not to be in a position of needing to make increases to our marketing budget, nor do we do paid advertisement,” Davis said.
With data showing the number of academic misconduct cases nearly doubled last school year compared with the previous year, UW-Madison is renewing its contract with an online proctoring software company. That’s despite more than 90% of classes returning to a face-to-face format this fall and some in the campus community expressing concerns that the testing technology is “creepy,” “invasive“ and discriminatory.
Science on the Square is one of the largest events happening in downtown Madison.
Last week, the University of Wisconsin-Madison community was informed of the departure of Chancellor Rebecca Blank to Northwestern University this summer after nine years serving as their leader. Blank will be the first female to serve as Northwestern University’s president.
’There are so many tiny groups that have a say over [adding lights to Lakeshore Path]. It’s impossible to please all of them and that’s basically what the trouble is,’ ASM Legislative Affairs Chair says.
UW last conducted a campus climate survey five years ago.
undocumented students’My ultimate goal is to have a place where DACA recipients feel seen and heard, and where their whole humanity is being acknowledged,’ founder says.
UW students who test positive for COVID are currently isolated in Eagle Heights apartment complex, home to children, families.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have graduated in less time from enrollment to graduation in recent years as four and six-year graduation rates hit an all-time high, according to the Wisconsin Public Radio.
The statement reiterated the Remote Work Policy — which states remote work arrangements and accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis — and suggested employees who do not have disabilities or medical conditions contact the school’s human resources department.
