After a year of struggling with social isolation and a 13-hour time difference that meant taking classes at 3:30 a.m. in his hometown of Luzhou, China, incoming UW-Madison senior Brian Li is excited to return to campus this fall.
Lampron will take the lessons learned in high school and apply them at UW-Madison, where the incoming senior was elected student government chairperson for the next academic year. The 21-year-old is believed to be the first non-binary individual to hold the position at UW-Madison, and among just a handful of college student leaders nationwide to identify as gender-neutral, according to the American Student Government Association.
Chris Walker is a renowned dancer and the founding Artistic Director of the groundbreaking First Wave hip-hop program at UW-Madison, and was recently appointed director of the Division of Arts. He joins us to talk about the power of art, and what is happening with art and diversity at UW-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison System Board of Regents named epidemiologist Dr. Malia Jones as one of three recipients of the 2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards. The award, which recognizes staff members and academic programs based on superior performance and creative, personable approaches to education, presents winners with a $7,500 cash prize. It is the highest honor the UW System can bestow upon their academic staff.
Campus operations at colleges across the nation have been undeniably different from previous years due to COVID-19, and UW-Madison is no exception. From an environmental and sustainability perspective, one can only wonder what the impacts of the pandemic will have on the environment.
Freshman year can be a stressful time. You’re learning to manage a new, often heavier workload, taking care of yourself, and being a (baby) adult. Spending time in nature can be a great way to manage the anxieties that accompany the first year of college. Luckily, the UW-Madison campus provides a number of beautiful green spaces in which students can destress.
Talia Joseph, 19, is looking forward to flexing that sort of newfound political muscle. As an incoming freshman this fall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, she is not only a youth voter but a swing-state voter as well. “People my age realize how much of an impact our vote had in 2020,” she says. “I like Joe Biden, but he’s not perfect. If he makes any policies we don’t approve of, we know we can pressure him.” Joseph, who’s one year older than Thunberg, is active in fundraising and organizing aimed at turning up the heat on the administration in combating climate change.
A little less than half of the GOP proposal, or nearly $629 million, is earmarked for the University of Wisconsin System. Evers had asked for about $1 billion for UW campuses. Humanities is on track to be demolished by 2030 because the committee approved $88 million for a new academic building that will move many academic departments housed in Humanities to the new facility. A quarter of the cost will be covered through fundraising with the rest supported through state borrowing.
Republican lawmakers on the state Legislature’s budget committee voted Tuesday evening to approve $1.5 billion of Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.4 billion plan for state construction projects, including roughly $629 million of the governor’s $1 billion plan for the University of Wisconsin System.
Republicans on the Legislature’s budget committee agreed Tuesday to spend $1.5 billion over two years for University of Wisconsin buildings and other public facilities.
For 26 years, Dave Black’s name has been nearly synonymous with WSUM 91.7. Few can think about the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus radio station without recalling the man who helped create and manage the station since its inception.
Marquette University, Wisconsin’s latest private college, will require students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before attending classes this fall, the Milwaukee school announced Monday.
Republicans who control the Legislature want to ban requiring COVID-19 vaccines on University of Wisconsin campuses, but UW System President Tommy Thompson says that won’t be happening anyway.
Sustainability is the ability for humans to coexist with the earth in a way that meets both the needs of the present and the future — it’s a way of living that tries to ensure that future generations will be able to safely and healthily inhabit the planet. Malorie Garbe, the Sustainability Coordinator at University Housing and Dining, describes sustainability as having three parts: social, environmental and economic.
Terrace season is on with live, outdoor music, films and art activities at the Memorial Union Terrace, just at a reduced capacity.
Schools in the University of Wisconsin System pledged to return to in-person learning next fall. At a meeting of the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday, individual school chancellors gave more details about what that will look like.
The Wisconsin Badgers have officially named Chris McIntosh as successor to Barry Alvarez as University of Wisconsin athletic director. Here’s what to know about the new hire.
Dane County residents could cast aside their face masks and gather without limits Wednesday after nearly 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions. But experts said that while the pandemic has clearly eased up here and around the country, the threat is not over. “The ‘officially over’ likely will be when the world sees a decline like the U.S. has seen,” said Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director for infection control at UW Health. “That isn’t likely anytime soon.”
The search for Barry Alvarez’s replacement as the University of Wisconsin’s athletic director is nearly finished.
The UW Board of Regents is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday to approve a contract for Alvarez’s successor.
As colleges and universities ease restrictions aimed at preventing outbreaks of COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin System has announced it is bringing back pre-college and summer youth programs this summer.
André De ShieldsMr. De Shields is an actor, director and choreographer. He was the keynote speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
With its $100 million proposal for the 300 block of State Street, Core Spaces, a real estate development firm specializing in apartment buildings near college campuses, is talking about affordable student housing in a new way. But the model it’s using has some wondering who will benefit, and how.
Those interested in kayaking, canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding can make a reservation online to take on Lake Mendota, the Union announced on Facebook last week.
Fully vaccinated people no longer required to wear face coverings in most indoor spaces on campus starting June 2.
University of Wisconsin officials on Thursday announced kickoff times for five of the Badgers’ 12 regular-season games, including the season opener against Penn State.
Starting Wednesday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will no longer require fully vaccinated people to wear masks at most indoor places on campus.
As more and more Wisconsinites complete their vaccine schedules, the University of Wisconsin has relaxed its vaccine rules.
The university released updates to its COVID-19 policies, noting guidance for event capacity, face masks and outdoor physical distancing were all changing. UW Madison noted it is making these changes based on evidence that shows COVID-19 vaccines are effective in protecting people from COVID-19. These changes will also be in line with when Public Health Madison & Dane County’s health order is set to expire.
Starting May 31, kayaks, canoes and paddleboards will be available for rental from Outdoor UW, the Wisconsin Union’s outdoor recreation arm. Reservations can be made online, by email or by phone at 608-262-1630.
The director of the program told 27 News, Floyd’s murder underscored what The Odyssey Project stands for. “To shine a light on the kind of history that’s not always in the history books, to encourage members of our community who are often marginalized, to find their voices and use them and to push forward for change,” explained Emily Auerbach, Odyssey Project co-founder and co-director.
Nancy Lynch is expected to take over as chief legal officer on Aug. 1, according to a Monday announcement from UW-Madison. She succeeds Raymond Taffora, who has been the university’s vice chancellor for legal affairs since 2013.
The last of the University of Wisconsin’s spring graduates will get their diplomas this weekend, capping off a year of unprecedented disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. With a sudden shift to online classes and heavy social restrictions aimed at preventing outbreaks, some students say they’ve felt trapped watching screens in their rooms — and for those returning next fall, they hope campus will feel more normal.
“It was kind of surprising to see, because there was everything – the situation was just kind of right for it to go wrong,” said Gage Moreno, a graduate student at UW whose research contributed to the study. “I think there was just a big element of luck. It’s really hard to pinpoint exactly what went right in terms of why it didn’t spread over into the community.”
UW-Madison continues to require masks while indoors, while riding a campus bus and when in a university vehicle with at least one other person. An announcement on an updated mask policy is expected next week, university spokesperson John Lucas said.
The renovation of Camp Randall Stadium’s south end zone seating is underway. The University of Wisconsin athletic department confirmed in a statement Wednesday that the $77 million project to transform rows of bleacher seating into indoor club spaces, small loge boxes and rows of chairback seating is expected to be ready for the 2022 season.
The University of Wisconsin– Madison’s Odyssey Beyond Bars Program received a $300,000 grant from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation to teach college courses in Wisconsin prisons.
13. University of Wisconsin- Location: Madison, WI- Students: 30,157- Acceptance rate: 54%- Graduation rate: 88%- Student to faculty ratio: 17:1- Median earnings six years after graduation: $56,200- Employment rate two years after graduation: 95%Established in 1848, Madison’s University of Wisconsin sits on over 900 acres, with plenty of greenery and easy access to amenities. Educational opportunities are plentiful here, and students can choose from more than 120 undergraduate majors within eight schools. Students who attend enjoy a variety of academic programs, scenic campus views, and an active Greek life.
Noted: At University of Wisconsin campuses, interim President Tommy Thompson has said that vaccination against COVID-19 won’t be required, especially not while the medicines are under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“I think everything seems to be aligning both in terms of the national interest in prison reform and prison education, changing rules about Pell Grants, increased awareness of racial discrimination, and I guess just a widespread understanding that change needs to happen,” said Emily Auerbach, founder and co-director of the Odyssey Project, which houses the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s prison education initiative, Odyssey Beyond Bars.
Students at the University of Wisconsin play pool in their free time.
Ateam of scientists answered a lingering question about the ramifications of reopening UW-Madison last fall, finding little evidence that outbreaks in two dorms fueled further spread of COVID-19 into the community.
The push for housing around UW-Madison continues with a developer now forging a plan to raze a small church, a former Italian deli, two houses and Buckingham’s Bar and Grill for a 10-story building with housing, retail space and parking on the 800 block of Regent Street.
Adeveloper is reshaping a proposal for a $100 million-plus, 10-story project fronting the 300 block of State Street, dropping the building height facing that street, preserving facades of historic buildings, and looking to lower rents for some low- and middle-income tenants.
Ramadan is coinciding with the end of the university academic year. That means many Muslim students are under pressure to perform on exams, presentations and class projects while fasting from any food or drink for more than 15 hours a day.
Their parents and grandparents remember what it was like for them. Telling the Muslim equivalent of “walking 10 miles to school, barefoot in the snow,” the older generations talk about a time when their professors had never heard of Ramadan. If they had, the idea of adjusting exam schedules or making other accommodations for a handful of students practicing an obscure religion was out of the question.
After a senior year challenged by the pandemic, UW-Madison’s Class of 2021 enjoyed a semblance of normalcy Saturday as the university held its first in-person commencement ceremony in a year and a half. Camp Randall Stadium was again the scene of smiling, robe-clad grads taking selfies with friends, jumping around and throwing mortarboards into the air.
To reconstruct this consequential chapter of the 2020-21 school year, the Wisconsin State Journal reviewed more than 3,000 pages of correspondence obtained under the state’s public records law from UW-Madison and the city-county health department.
University of Wisconsin students stage a protest against the war in Vietnam on Oct. 17, 1967. On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy broke the news of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination to a crowd in Indianapolis. Coretta Scott King, center, MLK’s widow walks in the funeral procession with her family in Atlanta, Ga., April 9, 1968.ASSOCIATED PRESS/GETTY IMAGES/ASSOCIATED PRESS
After another year of online learning and uncertainty, graduates in UW-Madison’s Class of 2021 tossed their caps at Camp Randall on Saturday to celebrate the next chapter of their lives.
Even though there were no spectators at Camp Randall, the Class of 2021 was still loud and proud on their graduation day.
Becoming a doctor is a dream come true for Vivian Gama. It is an achievement that didn’t even cross her mind as a little girl. “It’s not very common for people where I’m from to come to the states let alone be able to go to medical school,” Gama said.
Anyone can visit the terrace through the east side doors starting at 9 a.m. Monday and no reservations are required, the terrace announced.
After a year in hiatus, UW-Madison celebrated in-person commencement Saturday.
Keynote speaker, Broadway icon André de Shields tells graduates to ’seize the gift’ of their futures.
Ex-Badger football player Daniel Howell Jr. hasn’t cracked open a textbook in 30 years. On Jan. 25, however, he returned to UW-Madison to tackle his dreams and work towards earning his Bachelor’s degree.
As University of Wisconsin- Madison seniors are set to graduate Saturday, the university announced more than half of its students are graduating without debt for the fifth year in a row. Around 57.2% of students did not take out student loans while in school, UW notes.
The UW Diversity Forum will be held on Nov. 2-3 at Union South as well as online in an anticipated hybrid format.
The call came during Amy Jochsett Perez’s most difficult semester. It was April 2020 and Perez, a junior studying nursing at UW-Madison, was weighing whether to drop out of school. Seeing the stress that nurses were under during the pandemic made her question her career choice.
Summaries of spring semester’s biggest stories.
Since that paper was published, the number of colleges and universities preparing their campuses for climate change has increased. More than 100 institutions have signed on to commitments from the organization Second Nature that encompass climate resilience, for example. That number includes public flagships, community colleges and private institutions, including the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Lamar Community College and American University.
UW–Madison is one of a growing number of universities across the country offering special meal plans for Muslim students during Ramadan. University Housing’s Ramadan Meal Service offers Muslim students a breakfast bag of halal food options for suhoor that is delivered to a nearby dining hall for evening pick-up.
