The cost of tuition will go up by hundreds of dollars at Universities of Wisconsin schools under a plan passed by UW leaders on Thursday.
UW schools to see 5 percent tuition hike
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UW-Madison creates new services for students, ends diversity division
WMTV - Channel 15
Leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are reorganizing certain programs, offices and divisions to offer new services to students while dissolving its division focused on diversity and equity, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced Wednesday.
Board of Regents approves 5 percent tuition hike at UW campuses next year
Wisconsin Public Radio
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.
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.
For third year counting, tuition will increase at UW campuses this fall
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Overall, tuition hikes are expected to generate about $49 million in additional revenue, said Julie Gordon, interim vice president of finance and administration, during a meeting of the regents’ Business and Finance Committee on July 10.
Increases in tuition are needed despite an increase in state funding for the UW System in the 2025-27 state budget, regents and UW staff said during July 10 discussions.
Wisconsin’s DEI saga continues. What you need to know about the issue.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Diversity, equity and inclusion is a framework that promotes a set of values and related policies and practices that focus on creating fair and welcoming environment for all individuals, particularly groups that have historically been underrepresented or marginalized.
The concept of DEI has roots that trace back to the mid-20th century during the Civil Rights Movement, and many DEI supporters see the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a catalyst for the modern push for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
UW-Madison announces changes to student support services, including dissolution of diversity division
WKOW-TV 27
In a campus-wide message posted Wednesday, Mnookin said a working group led by former Provost Charles Isbell completed a data review based on advancing student success, connecting students with proper support, ensuring pathways for student belonging, strategically organizing campus support, engaging in continuous assessment and improvement and stewarding school resources.
UW-Madison Division of Diversity Equity Educational Achievement programming to move to other divisions
Spectrum News
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) is coming to an end, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in an email Wednesday. However, many of its programs will not.
Wisconsin students may pay 5% more in tuition at UW-Madison this fall
The Capital Times
The UW system’s Board of Regents is set to vote on a proposal Thursday to increase tuition across Wisconsin’s 13 public universities next school year. Each school would increase resident undergraduate rates by 4%. All of the universities, except UW-Green Bay, also opted in to an additional 1%.
Iowa university to offer new Wisconsin undergraduates in-state tuition
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Northern Iowa, which is located in Cedar Falls, about 190 miles southwest of Madison, will set in-state tuition rates of $10,201 for incoming students from Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota starting this fall.
UW to “sunset” Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, move programs to other divisions
Madison365
Mnookin noted that DDEEA “has been the home for a set of scholarship-linked student support activities that serve approximately 5% of our student body.” She said those programs will be moved to the Division for Teaching and Learning. Employee support functions will move to the Office of Human Resources, and data collection activities will move to Data, Academic Planning and Institutional Research.
UW-Madison to sunset DEI division, move programming to other divisions
Channel 3000
UW-Madison will sunset its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced Tuesday.
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to close DEI division, move programming elsewhere
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced July 9 that the university’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Education Achievement will close.
Is UW tuition increase needed? Republican lawmaker scrutinizes university staffing levels
FOX 11, Green Bay
It may soon cost more to send your student to a Universities of Wisconsin school, as the Board of Regents will vote Thursday on a 5% tuition increase for most of its universities.
UW-Madison eliminates Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, moves programs, staff to other units
The Daily Cardinal
DDEEA’s employee support functions will move to the Office of Human Resources, and their staff members focused on institutional data collection will join Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research. Scholarships and student support and cultural programs will continue to be supported by the university, Mnookin said.
A 4/4 Teaching Load Becomes Law at Most of Wisconsin’s Public Universities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Faculty members at most campuses across the University of Wisconsin system will soon have to teach at least eight courses per academic year.
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.
Bucky needs a union
Isthmus
That’s where big time college sports clearly needs to go. Rather than fighting steps that would lead to a players union, the UW should be doing everything it can to facilitate it. Because a union is an essential ingredient to the stability that coaches and fans want.
UW-Madison’s Black Males in Engineering Video Series wins prestigious Telly Award
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
The Black Males in Engineering (BME) video series, led by UW-Madison School of Education faculty member Dr. Brian Burt, recently received a Silver Telly Award in the Campaign – Education & Training category. The honor recognizes non-broadcast video campaigns created for general educational purposes and underscores the series’ impact on addressing critical gaps in STEM education support.
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.
Homes of Universities of Wisconsin regents vandalized with pro-Palestinian messages
Wisconsin Public Radio
Homes belonging to members of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents were vandalized over the weekend.
Homes owned by several UW Regents vandalized with pro-Palestinian slogans
Wisconsin State Journal
At least four homes owned by members of the UW Board of Regents, including two in Madison, were vandalized early Friday with pro-Palestinian slogans, police and university officials said.
We should hold lawmakers to the standards they force on UW
The Cap Times
In their latest attempt at micromanaging an institution for which their support ranks 44th among the 50 states, the budget contains a provision that requires faculty members to teach at least 24 credit hours per year, a number that is reduced to 12 credit hours for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Faculty can buy down the number of courses they must teach by replacing their compensation with funding from other sources, like grants, the reporters explained.
Wisconsin has a new budget. Here’s what UW-Madison will receive
The Daily Cardinal
Gov. Tony Evers signed Wisconsin’s 2025-27 bipartisan state budget into law Thursday morning, securing a $256 million increase to the University of Wisconsin System budget after months of negotiations with Republican lawmakers. It’s a far cry from the $856 million the system requested, but a welcome alternative to the $87 million cut Republican legislators floated just two weeks ago.
UW-Madison sues University of Miami for tampering with football transfer
The Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced on June 21, 2025, a lawsuit against the University of Miami for tampering with and ultimately poaching defensive back Xavier Lucas from their roster in violation of a name, image and likeness (NIL) agreement.
UW Regents homes vandalized with pro-Palestinian messages
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The residences of several University of Wisconsin Board of Regents members were vandalized with pro-Palestinian messages overnight on July 3, according to interviews and photos provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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.
Gov. Tony Evers’ re-election decision looms over battleground Wisconsin
NBC News
“Evers got most of what he wanted. He is now in a position to say, ‘I’ve done what I needed to do. I got funding back to UW [the University of Wisconsin system], I got funding for child care, we’ve saved the kids in Wisconsin.’ We’ve got a kids budget — I think that gives him an out,” said Brandon Scholz, a Wisconsin Republican strategist. “He can go out on top.”
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.
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.
Vigil honors former Rufus King, UW Madison running back Nate White
WISN -- Channel 12 Milwaukee
A balloon release vigil was held at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee to honor Nate White, a former Rufus King and Badger running back who died last week.
After playing at Rufus King High School and then UW Madison, White then transferred to South Dakota State and played there for six months. Throughout his time out of state, family and friends said White kept in close contact with the community in Wisconsin.
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.
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.
How Green Bay became a hub for genomic testing under MCW and UW-Madison program
Green Bay Press-Gazette
The Badger Baby Network program was launched in 2024 by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Medical College of Wisconsin. The two medical schools train neonatologists at NICUs to identify babies that need genetic testing, determine which genomic test to order, and interpret the complex results.
Sometimes genetic professionals recommend testing for newborns if they aren’t responding as expected to medications, have different behaviors, or are born with a congenital disorder, said April Hall, genetic counselor and assistant professor of pediatrics at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
Gov. Tony Evers signs new Wisconsin budget. Here’s what it’s in it.
The Cap Times
Tax cuts for retirees and middle-income residents, raises for UW system employees and an increase in special education funding are among highlights of the $111 billion state budget, signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers early Thursday morning.
New Wisconsin partnership aims to expand memory care for Latino community
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin’s only bilingual memory clinic is partnering with the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Public Health for a new elective course aimed at boosting doctor training, prevention and treatment to help with dementia in Latino communities.
Dr. Maria Mora Pinzon, an assistant professor of medicine at UW, leads the research team collaborating with the Latino Geriatric Center Memory Clinic. On WPR’s “Wisconsin Today,” Mora Pinzon highlighted the center’s over 17 years of experience of working with older Latino adults who are suffering from dementia.
Legislature passes and Evers signs budget after sprint to get ahead of Trump big bill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The overall package cuts taxes by $1.3 billion, spends hundreds of millions on building projects on University of Wisconsin System campuses, expands Medicaid funding, increases funding for special education and funds new childcare programs, among other measures. In all, it spends $111 billion, a 12% increase over current spending levels.
‘He had so much love around him’: Family and friends remember ex-Badger Nate White
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
White, a 20-year-old former University of Wisconsin football player and Rufus King graduate died June 25 at his apartment in Brookings, South Dakota, where he was a student-athlete at South Dakota State. He transferred schools in January after two years with the Badgers.
New presidents: Bronx CC, Colorado College, Olin, TCU, Bethune-Cookman and more
Inside Higher Ed
Charles Lee Isbell Jr., provost of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has been named chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and vice president of the University of Illinois system, effective Aug. 1.
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.
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.
Budget deal gives some lawmakers heartburn. Tony Evers, GOP leaders say that’s what compromise looks like
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The budget deal includes $14 million in municipal service payments — payments from the state for police, fire and waste removal services provided to state facilities by local governments — a significant chunk of which will go to the City of Madison. It also includes $194 million for projects at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is in Roys’ district.
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.
Negotiations change in final year of Wisconsin’s agreement with Under Armour
Wisconsin State Journal
The final year of the 10-year contract between the University of Wisconsin and Under Armour, which started Tuesday, is set to deliver $4 million in rights fees to the school and $3.05 million worth of products to outfit Badgers teams.
Whether the partnership will still be in place a year from now and under what terms are issues that’ll be resolved in the coming months.
What’s next in Wisconsin’s tampering lawsuit against Miami? Sports law experts weigh in
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin filed its tampering case against Miami in Dane County Circuit Court. Sports law experts, however, don’t think that’s where the proceedings will play out.