Category: Chancellor

From a long list of submissions, a UW-Madison student committee this week narrowed down the list of possible names for the new south campus union to four: Discovery Union, Randall Union, Union South, and Varsity Union.

More than 100 UW-Madison students rallied at Library Mall Wednesday afternoon in response to a recent controversy surrounding a Holocaust-denying advertisement placed on The Badger Heraldâ??s website.

More than 100 University of Wisconsin community members gathered in Library Mall Wednesday afternoon to remember the events of the Holocaust and come together as a community.

Students and staff on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus are protesting an ad in a student newspaper that links readers to a website denying the Holocaust.

Issues of free speech, advertising and the Holocaust clashed on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday as about 150 students rallied to honor the victims of the Holocaust and call for an end to an ad in a campus newspaper.

Chancellor Martinâ??s op-ed addressing the controversy surrounding the Heraldâ??s publication of the Holocaust denial ad (â??Truth and Scholarship Greatest Tools in Combating Falsehoodâ?) is a breath of fresh air for those committed to UW-Madisonâ??s core belief in the â??sifting and winnowingâ? of ideas and the freedom of speech that goes with it.

In response to a Holocaust denial ad running on the Badger Herald Web site, the UW-Madison campus is hosting two events this week. A panel discussion entitled “Journalism, Ethics and Sensitivity” will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 4. In addition, beginning at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, UW Hillel will hold a Library Mall event designed to remember the Holocaust. Chancellor Biddy Martin, who has a doctorate in German Studies, wrote a guest column in the Herald today on the importance of rejecting the adâ??s message.

A couple notes from Monday eveningâ??s Faculty Senate meeting at Bascom Hall:

** UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and University Committee chair Bill Tracy both expressed concerns about an “educational attainment initiative” that apparently is in the works by the UW System.

While Martin says she is all for educating and graduating more students at UW-Madison, she stressed that would only be possible if state funding for the university increased.

** Two separate proposals to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures received a “first reading” Monday and there was no pushback to either. It appears likely those amendments will be voted on and passed at the April 12 meeting.

As University of Wisconsin students cuddled up to their sweethearts on Valentines Day, the musicians behind the controversial â??Coastie Songâ? serenaded their own personal valentine â?? UW Chancellor Biddy Martin.

UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin got a special Valentine from some students this month: a song in her honor. “My Biddy” riffs off the chancellorâ??s nickname, which is also a slang term for women.

A multi-million dollar electronic learning center was one of the 31 proposals recommended for Madison Initiative for Undergraduates funding to Chancellor Biddy Martin Tuesday.

With the 31 top-ranked Madison Initiative for Undergraduates proposals in the hands of University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin, UW officials have begun the next step in the process of choosing which proposals to fund.

When Chancellor Biddy Martin brought her Madison Initiative for Undergraduates before the student body last year, she insisted that every doubloon raised by the tuition hike be accountable to students. The proposals being considered for funding were to be posted online and two committees, one composed exclusively of students, were to scrutinize the projects and advise Martin on their worth.

As the end of the semester approaches, some UW-Madison students took it upon themselves to grade Chancellor Biddy Martin.

Members of the Student Labor Action Coalition gathered on Bascom Hill Monday to give Martin a 4-foot tall, hand-drawn report card on her performance on workersâ?? rights.

Disappointed with her action regarding UW-Madisonâ??s contract with Nike, she didnâ??t fare well in the studentsâ?? assessment.

University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin showcased the Madison campus as a premiere research institution and praised it for the work being accomplished with diversity and affordability as a university at the UW System Board of Regents meeting Thursday.

University of Wisconsin-Madison student leaders say the first year of a four-year tuition increase is already leading to improvements in academics and student services.

Our university strives to set high standards for the values and the recognition of people from all different backgrounds. As someone of mixed race, I have felt completely comfortable and have established a great connection with UW in the four years I have attended this institution.

Disregarding former University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wileyâ??s recommendation before his departure, Chancellor Biddy Martin approved one UW student organization to receive funds to pay for non-student professional staff last month.

With the first round of proposals for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates approved last week, students are beginning to see where the substantial increase in their tuition dollars is going.

College students seldom rally around rising tuition, but the University of Wisconsin at Madison appears to be blunting criticism of its latest increase with a distinctive approach — letting the students help decide what to do with the money.

In May, the universityâ??s regents approved the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, allowing for gradually increasing surcharges of $1,000 for residents and $3,000 for nonresidents to be fully implemented by the 2012-13 academic year. The funds generated by the surcharge, which will not be paid by students from families making less than $80,000 a year, are designed to bolster need-based aid, hire new faculty, expand course offerings and improve student services.

Chancellor Biddy Martin chose eight final proposals to receive the first round of Madison Initiative for Undergraduate funds last week.

Chancellor Biddy Martin approved the first round of proposals for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates late last week.