Category: Campus life

A concrete slab fell to the ground from the third floor of Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison campus, causing no injuries but shutting down one entrance to the building.

Students complained due to Honorlock’s inability to recognize when those with darker skin tones looked up at their screens.

’Some of the statements [UW] released were tone deaf at best and just didn’t really cover what I hoped the university would cover,’ UW student says.

UW-Madison disabled the pause feature on its Honorlock software on March 11 after students stated that it failed to recognize their darker skin tone.

This grading option, similar to the accommodations made in Spring 2020, allows students to choose to replace the grade they receive in any eligible course with one of the following alternative grades: SD (Satisfactory-Disruption) or UD (University Disruption-No Credit). Disruption grading was not offered for the Fall 2020 semester.

To help address the greatest needs on the UW–Madison campus, the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is holding its second-ever ‘Day of the Badger’ fundraising event. The virtual fundraiser will bring alumni and friends of UW–Madison together to help the university during one of its greatest times of need.

’They completely overlooked how much students need that break from school,’ UW student says.

U.S. News & World Report released their 2022 rankings of graduate schools Tuesday, with UW-Madison ranked fourth in the country.

The Associated Students of Madison passed legislation in support of transgender women in sports, revisions to their COVID-19 Student Relief Fund and the implementation of a Tribal Affairs position for their organization on Tuesday.

The voting period for the two elected positions will conclude March 31.

Gia is the director of diverse alumni engagement at Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association. One of her core goals is to connect alumni of color with the alumni association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

UW-Madison students started voting for the 2021-22 Senior Class Officers on Monday. Once elected, the student leaders, including president and vice president, will work with the Office of the Chancellor, Office of Student Affairs and the Wisconsin Alumni Association and Foundation to plan events for seniors, decide on commencement speakers and choose the class gift.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will hold in-person ceremonies in its Camp Randall Stadium, which can hold about 80,000 people. The university will hold two ceremonies on May 8, but graduates cannot bring guests.

UW-Madison students should plan to return to campus for mainly in-person instruction and expect a “new normal” this fall, said Chancellor Rebecca Blank. In a March 25 blog post, Blank announced that the fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will look more like fall 2019 than fall 2020. While guidelines for the semester have not yet been defined, they will be based on the state of the pandemic, Blank said.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced their May commencement speakers Wednesday, naming Broadway actor André De Shields as the speaker for undergraduates and psychologist John Gottman, Ph.D. as the speaker for graduate students.

Undergraduate and graduate students graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year will have separate commencement ceremonies due to the pandemic, and that means two commencement speakers.

UW-Madison officials said both speakers will deliver their remarks virtually to follow travel guidelines amid the pandemic.

For the first time since the pandemic, the University of Wisconsin-Madison band makes their way to the field for an in-person practice.

The Badger band is back. Members of the UW Varsity Band held their first large group practice outdoors Wednesday since the pandemic began.

Tony Award winner and UW graduate André De Shields will give the commencement address for bachelor’s degree candidates this spring.

Broadway star André De Shields and psychologist John Gottman will address University of Wisconsin- Madison graduates as keynote speakers at the spring commencement ceremonies.

Since the university has updated its events policy to allow a larger number of people, a UW spokesperson stated the UW Varsity Band is clear to reinstate its weekly outdoor large, group practices.

’We’re navigating a challenging time right now, so anything we can do to support our students [is a priority],’ Dean of Students says.

Student loan debt forgiveness legislation asks UW to apply HEERF ll funding to outstanding debts.

Both will speak virtually to in-person graduation ceremonies.

The Associated Students of Madison met Tuesday night, approving several pieces of legislation. Legislation covering student loan cancellation, tenant rights protection for students, wellness breaks and Student Services Financial Committee bylaw changes were all passed unanimously.

Issues regarding financial aid, financial relief and the student loan debt crisis have been at the forefront of national, local and university conversations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These have sparked concern about systemic inequities — relating to income and economic background — affecting students’ ability to pay for college and provoking UW-Madison students’ opinions.

“Perkins borrowers are being failed again”: UW withholds debt relief to loan holders amidst the pandemic.

Since the university has updated its events policy to allow a larger number of people, a UW spokesperson stated the UW Varsity Band is clear to reinstate its weekly outdoor large, group practices.

I am a student at UW-Madison. They pride themselves on their own study abroad program. I decided to go through a non-approved program and let me tell you the study abroad office did not offer one ounce of help.

Committee discussed financial situation of StudentPrint after UW blocked ASM-allocated funds over legal restrictions.

’Every additional relaxation [of COVID-19 safety protocols] increases the risk of transmission. The numbers have dropped significantly, but we’re not out of the woods yet,’ UW professor says.

About 65 of the 163 soon-to-be graduates were selected to specialize in primary care disciplines, according to a university news release. This statistic is the result of an emphasis on internal medicine, pediatrics and family medicine in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, which ranks 18th in the U.S. News & World Report list of best medical schools for primary care in 2021.

A group of researchers and scientists from around the world have spent the past year helping people better understand the pandemic by sharing facts and answering questions online.

27 News spoke with Alec Lerner, who matched in psychiatry at Yale University. Lerner said his medical experience has been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traditionally, students are able to curb this exhaustion with a nine-day spring recess before they finish up their last few weeks of the spring semester. But this year, in the hopes of minimizing student travel and activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, UW-Madison has abandoned its spring break.