UW-Madison student Ashton Whitaker has been looking forward to Milwaukee’s Pridefest for months. He’s ready to enjoy entertainment at the dance pavilion, meeting with people at the vendor booths and, of course, the Pride parade.
Designs for a proposed hotel near the Kohl Center, which would be surrounded on all sides by cars, bikes and pedestrians, received a final nod of approval from the Madison Urban Design Commission Wednesday. It would sit alongside the Southwest Commuter Path and next to East Campus Mall, with a vehicle entry on Regent Street.
Hattie Paulin was not one of those little girls who grew up dreaming of her wedding day. But that’s what she gets paid to do for others as the Wisconsin Union’s wedding director — coordinating catering, arranging tastings, setting up seating charts and so much more.
Features commencement speaker J.J. Watt
The University of Wisconsin on Thursday announced the kickoff times for five of the Badgers’ football games this fall.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hasn’t blocked streaming websites on its campus WiFi, but there’s an effort to increase engagement and attendance in large lecture classes through what’s called the REACH program — Redesigning for Active Learning in High-Enrollment Courses. The program started in 2016.
The family’s pastor, Matt Metzger of Blackhawk Church Downtown, said the Moore’s attended there for around three years and their selfless love for others was apparent.
Patrick McGowan, the president of University Book Store, says despite the changes in retail over the past decade, a few things remain constant?—?mainly a focus on serving students.
The Madison community is preparing for the return of Howard and Jerell Moore, while remembering the other half of the family that won’t be coming home.
Isaac Wells graduated with top honors and earned a nearly full scholarship, but college didn’t always seem like an option throughout his life.
If a trend continues, the University of Wisconsin soon will be in the minority among Big Ten Conference schools in beer sales at athletic events.
The university’s Faculty Senate approved the use of the titles last month, though individual academic departments will decide whether to appoint academic staff to the roles. At a meeting earlier this month, the Faculty Senate considered a third title, professor of practice, but decided to refer that topic to a committee for more discussion.
The fifth floor of Vilas Hall on UW-Madison’s campus has been missing its lifeblood for more than three months after flooding and burst pipes in early February displaced its core tenants.
Kim Phúc, 56, will speak at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., on June 8 at 5:30 p.m. The photographer, Nick Ut, will also be there to speak about his Pulitzer-prize photo.
What is the “most promising job” in 2019 according to Tech Republic? If you answered “data scientist,” you’d be correct. The field saw a 56 percent increase in job openings in the U.S. over the past year. What’s more, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts businesses will create 11.5 million jobs in the data science/analytics area by 2026. Given this trend, it should come as no surprise that higher ed donors, ranging from alumni to institutional funders, are digging deep for university initiatives in this area.
Despite the chaos that comes along with the end of the year, a few members of Uprise Poetry Collective, a group of student poets at UW-Madison, took time to reflect on their slam poetry season, which culminated in their success at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational in Houston, Texas.
Not a single University of Wisconsin campus requires students to receive the measles vaccine, and just one of the 13 campuses requires students to submit immunization records.
Recent graduate Jake Walczyk started Madison Industry for Madison Students to fill a void plaguing the music scene on campus. He asked himself why this club was needed on campus and what purpose should it serve.
Imagine the following scene: You exit your house, look at the sky and notice something quite different happening. You watch again and get scared as you think that it is a tornado forming.
Imagine waking up to this: Residents of Madison, Wisconsin were greeted by a sinister-looking “flying saucer” shelf cloud formation as thunderstorms rolled through the state Thursday morning.
A new art installation on State Street on Tuesday, and it’s has been nearly three years in the making.
After part of it was covered with blue tarps for months, a new sculpture was completed on Library Mall.
Projects to clean up the exterior of the University of Wisconsin Field House and construct a new plaza outside its south doors have been given a thumbs-up.
In mid-March Madison learned that a much-maligned spire will disappear from Camp Randall. But lost in the excitement is news that it’s part of a plan to renovate the nearby Field House and create a large, new, outdoor gathering place.
Chuck Todd, NBC’s Political Director, was in Madison speaking to recent graduates of UW Madison’s journalism school.
The honorees are legendary musician Steve Miller, a 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and pioneering scientist Thomas Brock, whose research helped usher in modern molecular biology.
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.
