The Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin unanimously approved a tuition increase of up to 5 percent for the 2025-26 academic year.
Board of Regents approves 5 percent tuition hike at UW campuses next year
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Unconventional UW science ethics group to host 40-year reunion town hall
The Daily Cardinal
In the 1980s, progressive undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison founded the Democratic Organization of Progressive Engineers and Scientists (DOPES), an anti-war science ethics group dedicated to challenging militarism — and particularly, student and graduate involvement within it.
40 years later, DOPES alumni hope to continue those conversations amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and the science community. DOPES will host a town hall Friday July 11 at 2:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center. A moderated panel of DOPES members hopes to tackle questions on modern technology issues, like climate change and artificial intelligence.
Wisconsin students will pay 5% more in tuition at UW-Madison this fall
The Cap Times
In-state students will pay a higher tuition rate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a third consecutive year.
On Thursday, the UW system’s Board of Regents voted unanimously to increase tuition across Wisconsin’s 13 public universities next school year. Each school will increase resident undergraduate rates by 4%. All of the universities, except UW-Green Bay, also opted in to an additional 1%.
UW-Madison student leaders react to closure of diversity office
Spectrum News
Tyler Jake and Deanna Frater are the president and vice president of UW-Madison’s Black Student Union. As they get ready to head back to campus for their senior year, they’re surprised they got no warning that DDEEA is closing.
“I feel like we’re students that are pretty engaged with the administration, and usually we would be made aware of things like this beforehand,” Frater said. “No one really said anything to us.”
Students react to University of Wisconsin–Madison dissolving DEI Division
WKOW - Channel 27
“UW has always prided themselves on diversity—or at least that’s something we try to preach—and it’s just really disappointing,” said Asha Eckelberg, a UW–Madison student.
Universities of Wisconsin president proposes tuition increase
WKOW - Channel 27
The president of the Universities of Wisconsin is proposing a tuition increase for the upcoming school year.
President Jay Rothman’s proposal would increase tuition for in-state undergraduates by 4 percent.
UW system president proposes tuition hike for in-state undergrads
Wisconsin State Journal
In-state undergraduate students at the Universities of Wisconsin would pay hundreds more in tuition in the 2025-26 academic year under a proposal President Jay Rothman announced Tuesday.
Universities of Wisconsin system is planning a 5 percent tuition increase
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuition at Wisconsin’s public universities could increase up to 5 percent under a new plan released Tuesday.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman will ask the Board of Regents on July 10 to increase tuition for undergraduate residents by 4 percent, with individual campuses able to add an optional additional 1 percent increase.
University of Wisconsin students would pay hundreds more in tuition under proposal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Pending an upcoming vote, tuition for University of Wisconsin System students is set to rise in the upcoming school year.
The Board of Regents is expected to vote July 10 on a proposed 5% increase to resident undergraduate tuition for most UW campuses. At UW-Madison, that 5% tuition increase would add an additional $500, bringing the 2025-26 annual resident undergraduate tuition to $10,506.
In ranking of college football rivalries, where does Wisconsin-Minnesota stand? It’s not the only Badger State rivalry on the list
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Minnesota-Wisconsin, as you might imagine, ranks high on the list, all the way up at No. 10. The two teams first met in 1890 and have clashed 134 times — more than any other FBS pairing — with an even 63-63-8 record between the two programs, an annual battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
Are people at the South Pole upside down?
The Conversation
Written by Ph.D. student in physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
ROTC cuts by Army will affect 2 University of Wisconsin schools
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The U.S. Army is cutting ROTC units at 10 universities nationwide, including the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Dozens of other institutions, including UW-Stevens Point, will see fewer on-campus resources and staff for their ROTC unit because of federal workforce reductions.
I became a scientist, but I don’t know if my career will exist in five years
The Sacramento Bee
Since then, I’ve graduated from UC Davis with honors and am now a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My research investigates how plants sense nutrients so we can grow healthier plants using fewer resources like fertilizers.
Which universities mint the most PhDs in key technology areas?
Forbes
The University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Purdue University, and UCLA also ranked among the top 5 institutions in 4 or more of the CETs. The University of Wisconsin ranked first in Biotechnology dissertations. UCLA led in Communications and Networking. Purdue claimed the top spot in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. The University of Colorado-Boulder was first in Space Technology.
Madison architect Kenton Peters dead at 93. Here are some of his best-known projects
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison alumnus and former Badgers football player, Peters began his career in Madison in the early 1960s and was a prominent figure in the city’s development scene into the 2000s. He designed and built two of the high-rise condominiums now overlooking Lake Monona, including the metallic Marina building, among numerous other distinctive projects Downtown, on the UW-Madison campus and throughout the region. Many are still standing — and standing out — today.
Wisconsin raises price of student football tickets for 2025 season
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin students will pay more for football tickets in 2025.
The Badgers are raising the price of student season tickets to $245, including a $20 service fee, the athletic department announced Tuesday. That’s $25.50 more than the $219.50 students paid in 2024, which also included the same $20 in fees.
The Daily Cardinal named national finalist for best student newspaper in SPJ awards
The Daily Cardinal
The Daily Cardinal was named a national finalist for the Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper by the Society of Professional Journalists.
UWPD seeks help solving 1982 murder of UW student Donna Mraz
WKOW - Channel 27
The University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) is seeking the community’s help in solving the 1982 murder of UW-Madison student Donna Mraz.
Evers signs ‘compromise’ budget quickly after Wisconsin Legislature gives final OK
Wisconsin Examiner
Gov. Tony Evers signed the $111 billion two-year state budget bill into law overnight following a marathon day of overlapping Senate and Assembly floor sessions where the bill received bipartisan support from lawmakers. The budget cuts taxes by $1.3 billion, makes investments in the University of Wisconsin system, boosts public schools’ special education reimbursement rate to 45% and allocates about $330 for child care.
UW-Madison scholars color a new vision of disability justice
The Cap Times
When Miso Kwak and Emily Nott met during their early days as doctoral students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a creative and transformative friendship took root.
In 2023, their bond deepened in a feminist disability studies class taught by Prof. Sami Schalk.
In wee hours, Legislature passes and Evers signs 2-year, $111-billion state budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin lawmakers voted to approve a state budget late Wednesday night that spends more than $111 billion over the next two years, cuts more than 300 state jobs and increases funding for the child care industry and the Universities of Wisconsin system. It also cuts taxes by about $1.4 billion.
Crossing the line: UW-Madison investigating police officer who students say acted inappropriately
Wisconsin Watch
The officer’s behavior has persisted for at least four years, but was never the subject of a formal complaint, according to the UW-Madison Police Department. None of the students alleged the officer made any physical advances, and none agreed to go on a date with him.
UW System president celebrates funding increase in state budget
WKOW - Channel 27
UW System President Jay Rothman is celebrating the funding increase the system will get in the next state budget as part of a bipartisan agreement announced Tuesday morning.
Evers, lawmakers agree to increase UW System funding by $256 million
The Daily Cardinal
Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders reached an agreement Tuesday to a $256 million increase for the University of Wisconsin System — the largest funding increase in about two decades.
This would be a major turnaround for the UW System in the budget after Republican lawmakers threatened an $87 million cut just two weeks ago. The UW Board of Regents and Evers originally proposed a record-high $856 million increase for the system, a total that would bring the state’s public higher education funding in line with the national median.
A coming wave of student loan defaults will be ‘calamity’ for borrowers, a drag on the economy
Barron's
The wave of defaults may also inflict costs on taxpayers. Sending debts to collection comes with administrative costs, says Nicholas Hillman, a professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “There are inefficiencies in the loan repayment system and the collections system,” says Hillman. “So it’s expensive.” Hillman stressed, however, that the alternative to collections—allowing borrowers to forgo debt payments, effectively canceling the loans—would be far more costly for taxpayers.
State budget heading to Wisconsin Legislature for approval after final committee hearing
Wisconsin Public Radio
Democrats on the committee criticized the overall outcome, saying it doesn’t go far enough. They called for another half billion for the UW system and nearly $750 million for the Department of Children and Families including $200 million for childcare providers.
Madison musicians, artists collaborate at Next Wave
The Cap Times
On the last weekend in June, artist and recent University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Ava Albelo organized “Cog in the Machine” at Next Wave Studios, a multimedia production space on Madison’s east side.
Albelo said she funded the project with a grant from the UW-Madison Art Department. She hoped younger people would come to the show “and be interested in the artwork and ask questions and enjoy the music.”
Republican budget leaders moving forward a plan to close the aging Green Bay prison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The plan to close the prison was not part of a negotiated deal with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, which included tax cuts, increased Medicaid funding and a boost for the University of Wisconsin System. Because the prison plan is not a part of the deal, Evers could veto the plan once the full budget reaches his desk.
New UW teaching workloads included in state budget plan, along with pay raises and more
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System had braced for a state budget cut. Instead, UW institutions are poised to get more money than they have in recent years — but the cash comes with some strings.
Kaul sues Trump administration for abrupt halt of mental health funds, calls it ‘awful policy’
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
But most notably, he cited the impacts. The funding cuts have marred efforts to train 24 school psychology graduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who were set to work in high-need schools after graduation. Although 19 students were on track to graduate, the university projects a loss of more than $2.8 million. That funding loss, the institution warned, means some students may not be able to finish their degrees or afford to work in the schools once they graduate.
Gov. Evers, legislative leaders reach budget deal that includes funding increases for UW System, child care
WKOW - Channel 27
Gov. Tony Evers, Assembly Republicans, Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats say they’ve reached a bipartisan deal on the next state budget.
The announcement comes just hours before the legislative committee that writes the state budget is set to vote on funding for a slew of government agencies.
Gov. Evers, legislative leaders reach budget deal that includes funding increases for UW System, child care
WKOW - Channel 27
Gov. Tony Evers, Assembly Republicans, Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats say they’ve reached a bipartisan deal on the next state budget.
The announcement comes just hours before the legislative committee that writes the state budget is set to vote on funding for a slew of government agencies.
Legislators, Evers reach bipartisan deal on 2025-2027 state budget with nearly $1.5B in tax cuts
Channel 3000
Wisconsin legislative Republicans and Governor Tony Evers have reached an agreement on the 2025-2027 state budget, delivering nearly $1.5 billion in tax cuts alongside investments in education, infrastructure, and childcare.
Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders reach bipartisan deal on budget after months of negotiations
Wisconsin Examiner
Gov. Tony Evers and Republican and Democratic legislative leaders have reached a tentative agreement on the 2025-27 state budget, agreeing to invest hundreds of millions in the University of Wisconsin system, to create new grant and payment programs for child care facilities, further boost investment in special education and cut $1.3 billion in taxes.
Dozens ejected during Morgan Wallen concerts at Camp Randall Stadium
Channel 3000
Dozens of people were ejected during the two Morgan Wallen concerts at Camp Randall Stadium over the weekend, a UW-Madison Police Department spokesperson said.
Morgan Wallen’s Madison concerts at Camp Randall called biggest in state history
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison officials are calling the two concerts put on by country music superstar Morgan Wallen at Camp Randall Stadium over the weekend the biggest in state history.
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor reaches budget deal with Republicans to cut taxes, fund university
Associated Press
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature announced a deal Tuesday on a new two-year budget that cuts income taxes, increases funding for the Universities of Wisconsin despite a threatened cut and raises fees to pay for transportation projects.
Aging Studies comes to UW-Madison; alcohol-related liver disease deaths increasing; The Weather Guys return
Wisconsin Public Radio
We talk about why UW-Madison will offer an Aging Studies Certificate starting this fall. Then, we’ll talk about the worrisome increase in U.S. deaths from alcohol-related liver disease. Then, the Weather Guys return after another widespread heat wave.
Here’s a sample of the common readers colleges are assigning this year
Forbes
Duke University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are both assigning “James” by Percival Everett as their common reader. The novel is a fiercely satiric and darkly funny reimagining of Mark Twain’s American classic, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” told from Jim’s point of view. It won both the National Book Award for 2024 and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Evers and GOP leaders in Wisconsin Legislature reach bipartisan budget deal, governor says
Wisconsin Public Radio
A tentative bipartisan deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the state Legislature calls for billions in new spending on public schools, child care and state universities, along with income tax cuts worth more than $1 billion.
New UW-Madison class trains doctors on Latino cultural competency
The Cap Times
The number of Latinos affected by dementia nationwide is expected to rise nine-fold over the next 30 years, according to Dr. Mora Pinzon, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
And to meet this growing need, UW-Madison’s medical school is launching a new course to better train future doctors in culturally competent care. With around 660 students total currently enrolled, the school plays a significant role in training doctors in the state.
UW-Madison employees urge considering their voices amid budget cuts
The Cap Times
Like other universities across the country, the University of Wisconsin-Madison isn’t immune to growing financial pressures from federal funding cuts, changes and delays.
Over half of the 18 universities in the Big Ten have announced some kind of belt-tightening measures in recent months, as President Donald Trump’s administration has altered or slashed federal funding for research and higher education.
Who walked out with Morgan Wallen in Madison for his concert at Camp Randall Stadium?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
It’s been Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Mike Tyson, Pat McAfee, Tyrese Haliburton, Drake, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brooks & Dunn and Moneybagg Yo, among other notable figures.
Who walked out with Morgan Wallen in Madison on Night 2? Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre.
Some Wisconsin men’s basketball season ticket prices jumping 46% over next two seasons
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As the University of Wisconsin athletic department continues to seek additional revenue streams, it was only a matter of time before it looked at its season ticket prices for men’s basketball.
On June 30, UW started its ticket campaign for the upcoming season. In the process, the athletic department announced a two-year plan to raise ticket prices for 65% of its season ticket locations. The increases will be rolled out for the 2025-26 and 26-27 seasons.
For one night, international soccer game in Madison helped fans forget immigration anxiety
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Diego Adame just finished his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He’s from Monterey, so he and his dad were excited to attend the match, both wearing Tigres jerseys and calling out to players they knew.
Recently, the Trump administration tried to revoke the student visas of at least 27 Wisconsin students. Adame said his visa remained valid and he tries not to worry about what could happen.
“I just put the work in with studying and that’s about it,” Adame said. “Just stay focused on the grades.”
More than 20 ejected from each Morgan Wallen concert at Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
More than 20 people were ejected from each of country music star Morgan Wallen’s concerts at Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium, on June 28 and 29, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison police.
23 people ejected from Camp Randall during Morgan Wallen show Saturday, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison police had 24 contacts at Saturday night’s Morgan Wallen concert at Camp Randall Stadium, according to police.
Morgan Wallen’s raucous Camp Randall show is explosive
Wisconsin State Journal
Country music superstar Morgan Wallen put on a performance at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday night that started and ended with fireworks.
The UW system is losing rural students’ interest. This pilot program aims to reverse course
Wisconsin State Journal
As part of a pilot program called Wisconsin Rural Scholars, high school students from seven small and rural high schools around the state spent a week at UW-Madison in mid-June aimed at introducing them to the college environment. The program is funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and was free for students to attend.
Has a Canadian journalist found bombing fugitive Leo Burt?
Madison Magazine
The bombing, an act of protest against U. S. involvement in the Vietnam War, killed a young researcher, Robert Fassnacht, and injured several others. Three of the four bombing suspects — Karl Armstrong, Dwight Armstrong, and David Fine — were captured and served prison sentences long ago.
Burt, however, has remained at large.
Morgan Wallen, his legions of fans bring concerts back to Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Donning a Badgers football jersey, Wallen led the night’s final singalong in a Wisconsin name-checking “The Way I Talk.” It was a pretty good way to welcome stadium concerts back to Madison.
University Research Park and Forward BIOLABS Partner to Power Madison’s Science and Tech Startups
Madison Magazine
Partnering with Forward BIOLABS — one of the many tenants that call the research park home — URP helped create a new shared coworking lab incubator in Madison. Forward BIOLABS offers turn-key life science labs, fully equipped, maintained and supported with networking, training and other growth services aimed at startups.
“With millions of dollars of shared lab equipment, Forward BIOLABS is an ideal place to get started,” said Aaron Olver, managing director of the University Research Park. “And MERLIN Mentors creates customized volunteer mentor teams to help companies achieve liftoff.”
Madison’s residency programs support creativity across disciplines
Madison Magazine
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Department hosts an elder-in-residence for a week each semester. Writers-in-residence at the Illuminating Discovery Hub, housed within UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, can craft anything from play scripts to music with the Institute’s support — so long as the work features or portrays science in some way.
Artists who don’t fit the bill there can consider two options at UW–Madison’s Division of the Arts: the Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program or the International Visiting Artist Program.
University of Wisconsin provides nearly $136K to student sex group that gives ethical porn programming
Fox News
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has reportedly approved doling out $136,000 to fund a group that provides sexual programming, including a 90-minute “Ethical Porn” session for students.
The approved budget for the FY 2026 budget says that the Sex Out Loud club, billed as a “peer to peer sexual health resource,” requested $136,475 for 2025–2026 and was approved to receive $135,706.5
LGBTQ community gathers at UW-Madison for picnic celebrating Pride Month
WMTV - Channel 15
LGBTQ+ community members came together at a pride picnic at the UW-Madison Red Gym on Wednesday. June is recognized as Pride Month, and the picnic, hosted by the UW Madison Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, was a way for the community to celebrate.
“It’s just our way of celebrating Pride Month. Being together as a community, welcoming students, community members, faculty and staff to come together,” said Sanders Weinberg, program coordinator for the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center.
Camp Randall neighborhood bustling ahead of Morgan Wallen performances
Channel 3000
A trio of trailers emblazoned with Morgan Wallen’s image arrived at Camp Randall Stadium Wednesday morning, bringing loads of sound, stage and lighting equipment for what will be the venue’s first concert in 28 years.
The Grammy-nominated country artist will perform two shows this weekend at the home of “Jump Around,” marking a historic return of live music to the stadium that last hosted a concert when The Rolling Stones performed in 1997.
Pro-choice advocates reflect as Wisconsin Supreme Court nears ruling on 1849 abortion law
WKOW - Channel 27
Among the group who traveled to D.C. were medical students Morgan Homme and Bronwynn Ziemann. They are both entering their second year of medical school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and say their voices matter not only as women but as people who will be providing medical care to people in need.
How a new Wisconsin coach sees his sport bringing value in changing college landscape
Wisconsin State Journal
Jack Brown is starting his first head coaching job at a time when those involved in Olympic sports are taking a closer look at their place in the NCAA ecosystem.
Brown, who’s less than a month into his role leading the combined men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at the University of Wisconsin, understands that his sport doesn’t bring much revenue to the athletic department. The Badgers are scheduled to host only three meets in the 2025-26 season at the 1,200-seat Soderholm Family Aquatic Center.
What to know as Camp Randall’s first concert since 1997 set for Saturday
Wisconsin State Journal
Camp Randall Stadium will host its first concert in 28 years when country superstar Morgan Wallen performs Saturday and Sunday evening.
What to know about Morgan Wallen’s Madison concerts at Camp Randall Stadium
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Morgan Wallen is days away from creating more Wisconsin history. In 2023, the country music star became the first artist to headline a Wisconsin stadium for two consecutive nights when he kicked off the North American leg of his “One Night at a Time” tour at American Family Field.
Now, he’s going to be the first musical artist to headline a concert at Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium in the 21st century, with the stadium’s last concert coming in 1997.