The Waukesha, Wisconsin native attended UW-Madison from 2008-10. He left school a year early to enter the NFL Draft where he was selected No. 11 overall to the Houston Texans.
“I’ve been on the verge of tears for the whole ceremony,” said Leah Johnson, a new graduate. “I can’t wait to start my life. I’m relieved, I’m just, I’m just happy and sad.”
After former Wisconsin Badger football player J.J. Watt gave an inspirational commencement speech at the UW-Madison graduation on Saturday, he made a surprise appearance. The NFL star visited the American Family Children’s Hospital in the afternoon. Watt took a picture with a friend upon his arrival, as the intimidating lineman shared a wholesome moment with baby Grayson Maynard.
Former U.S. Senator of Wisconsin Herb Kohl donated $10 million from Herb Kohl Philanthropies to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs on Sunday afternoon.
Rock musician Steve Miller received an honorary degree from UW Madison on Friday. Spring commencement ceremonies were held at the Kohl Center Friday for PhD, Master of Fine Arts and medical degree recipients at UW Madison.
UW-Madison’s spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium drew in a crowd of 45,300 including graduates according to a university spokesperson.
Shelby and Stephanie Brandsma, of Beaver Dam, earned a master’s and bachelor’s degree, respectively, from the School of Social Work.
Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl and the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this week that Kohl will be donating millions of dollars to a UW program.
After delivering the commencement speech to tens of thousands of people at Camp Randall Saturday, former Badger football player J.J. Watt visited a Madison hospital, signing footballs and spreading smiles.
Watt shared four life lessons as keynote commencement speaker.
All three UW DoIT tech store locations will be permanently closed as they try to adjust to the growing technology retails environment on June 28.
More than a decade after dropping out of Madison West High School, and after a series of starts and stops in his pursuit of a college degree, Jackson, 33, will graduate from UW-Madison.
As a walk-on football player at UW-Madison who became a star defensive lineman and now plays for the Houston Texans, J.J. Watt offered lessons on pursuing dreams at the university’s spring commencement Saturday.
Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl made a $10 million donation to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s foundation announced Sunday a $10 million donation to UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs — the largest gift in the school’s history.
Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to deliver the commencement speech to graduates Saturday.
Herb Kohl is making another big donation to UW-Madison.
Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl made a $10 million donation to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl has donated $10 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Juniors Ryan Brown, Claire Evensen and Luquant Singh are three of 496 undergraduates around the country to receive Goldwater scholarships, out of 1,223 sophomores and juniors nominated.
If you are heading to Camp Randall Stadium for the UW-Madison commencement Saturday, the weather couldn’t be better.
The University of Wisconsin Madison is hosting its spring commencement this weekend.
More than a decade after his retirement from football, Hayes returned to Madison to complete his degree in Afro-American Studies.
A collection of commencement videos.
It’s commencement weekend for the class of 2019 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A unique program at the University of Wisconsin Law School brings crime victims and the criminals convicted of those crimes face to face. Forgiveness is not the point of the program, but it happens and it’s not always the convict asking for forgiveness as Scott Pelley finds out on the next edition of 60 Minutes, Sunday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m., ET/PT on CBS.
“Life is a processof accepting the messes and learning to clean them up.”
That’s according to Kelley Schlise, a plumber’s daughter who will attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall.
Hers is one of five college application essays about work, class and money selected by our money columnist Ron Leiber after his sixth annual callout to high school seniors.
It’s a typical Wednesday evening for Slow Food UW volunteers in South Madison. Children enrolled in the Odyssey Explorers program are playing a board game while their parents attend classes in the UW Odyssey Project, a college humanities program for adults facing economic barriers.
MADISON – Donald Hayes will graduate from the University of Wisconsin Saturday fulfilling a journey that went more than two decades.
“I’m passionate about the Wisconsin Experience and ensuring that all students have the tools and resources they need to succeed,” she says. “After growing up and attending college in Minnesota, I’m thrilled to get to become a Badger.”
Christina Olstad was named the new dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a release announced Tuesday.
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Christina Olstad, currently the interim assistant vice president for student affairs, housing and residence life at Towson University in Maryland, will begin her new job as dean of students at UW-Madison on July 1.
Christina Olstad brings nearly 20 years of experience in higher education.
UW-Madison is one of a handful of universities in the Big 10 that do not require students to get the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. But with measles outbreaks in several other states, university health officials are discussing whether their vaccination recommendation to students should be a requirement.
On Monday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Class of 2019 unveiled its gift of a sculpture that pays homage to women who attended UW.
A UW-Madison professor who won the prestigious Passano Fellow award, as well as a second major prize earlier, could be in line for a Nobel prize. Robert Fettiplace, professor of neuroscience at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, won the 2019 Passano Fellow award for research into the mechanics of hearing.
The Wisconsin Union is milking the popularity of its sunburst style Terrace chairs to raise money for the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s expansion project.
The UW School of Veterinary Medicine is fundraising so they can double the size of their small animal hospital, and the Wisconsin Union is stepping in to help. WU Director Mark Guthier and School of Veterinary Medicine Associate Dean Kristi Thorson talk about the specially made chair.
On Monday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Class of 2019 unveiled its gift of a sculpture that pays homage to women who attended UW.
Jonah Larson, an 11-year-old from Lacrosse, has been getting attention from around the world for his crochet creations he sells to raise money for a Madison non-profit.
Jonah Larson has one of the firmest handshake of any 11-year-old you’ll ever meet. He might rival most adults in that regard.
MADISON, Wis. – UW-Madison senior Jack Pawlik majored in real estate, but will pursue an entirely different career after graduation as co-founder of a start-up app.
A Wisconsin-made sensor part of a cosmic observatory that was buried beneath the South Pole is on its way to the Smithsonian.
The UW Veterinary Center offers discounted procedures to law enforcement dogs,
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, an international research collaboration led by UW-Madison, buried more than 5,000 sensors beneath sheets of ice at the South Pole over a period of seven Antarctic summers that began in 2004.
In the 30 years that the University Book Store has provided graduation gowns to UW-Madison’s commencement speakers, company president Pat McGowan cannot recall needing to order a custom-size gown.
J.J. Watt is returning to the University of Wisconsin, where he played football his sophomore and junior years before being drafted.
Megan Miller, the Morgridge Center for Public Service assistant director for civic engagement and communications, said there’s a need to build a lasting commitment to civic engagement in the student body
Brugel said this event, hosted by Wunk Sheek, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán and PAVE, is especially important because Native women are often left out of the discussion about sexual assault.
When you hear the phrase “the future of politics,” they’re talking about people like Avra Reddy. At just 19, this Illinois-native University of Wisconsin-Madison student has become the first woman in 26 years—and the first woman of color—to represent District 8 on Madison’s City Council. And like many women who’ve sought to be the first, she faced sexism and doubt along the way. Here, she talks about the women who helped pull her through and the steps to take to follow in her footsteps.
Chances are, if you’re in the NFL, regular graduation gowns aren’t going to cut it.
Former Wisconsin Badgers and current Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will give UW-Madison’s commencement speech this year.
Noted: Cliché as it sounds, I knew I wanted to go to Wisconsin-Madison within about 20 minutes of my being on campus. Prior to visiting, it had checked all of my boxes: it was a big school with great game days and school spirit, it had an extremely impressive dairy science program (arguably the best in the nation), and the location wasn’t too close to home while still having all of the seasons. But my love for the school grew exponentially while I was on campus.
Two women questioned dean John Karl Scholz at his finalist presentation Tuesday afternoon about how he responded to complaints regarding Harvey Jacobs, a former UW-Madison professor whom students and staff accused of inappropriately touching, staring and commenting as part of a pattern going back years.
The University Book Store shared this photo the other day, showing that Watt’s custom-made commencement gown was ready to go.
Dr. Gloria Hawkins was honored with a salute and surprise reception for her 41 years of dedicated service to UW-Madison at the Chancellor’s Scholars Spring Reception April 29 at the Varsity Hall of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Union South.
With the end of the 2018-19 school year approaching, The Badger Herald interviewed University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank on a range of issues, including higher education funding, the campus climate and UW mental health services.
As you may know, there was a famous and pivotal event in Madison and University of Wisconsin history of May 1969 known by some as the Mifflin Street Riot and by others as The Battle of Miffland, which spread to the UW campus and went on for three days and nights.
A student reportedly walked out of a legal studies lecture last Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after an ex-convict spoke to the class about his incarceration as a convicted rapist.
Photo gallery of UW Marching Band director Mike Leckrone through the years. Leckrone is retiring after 50 years.
