African-American UW System alumni have successfully accomplished many “firsts” since 1875 in both academia and athletics, when William Smith Noland became the first African-American to graduate from UW-Madison.
Touching on lame-duck laws, criminal justice reform and repealing Walker legislation, Governor Tony Evers has given his first biennial budget address.
MADISON, Wis. – In his first budget proposal, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will increase Wisconsin’s minimum wage, raise the gas tax, provide new funding for schools and give income tax cuts to middle income families.
Highlights of the two-year Wisconsin budget proposal released Thursday by Gov. Tony Evers:
Wisconsin’s gas tax would go up by 8 cents per gallon, state government would pick up a bigger share of school funding than it has in more than a decade and Medicaid would be expanded to an estimated 82,000 residents under the state budget proposal unveiled on Thursday by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross said Wednesday he believes most humanities programs at UW-Stevens Point will be saved from cuts. How the campus plans to move forward, should be clear next week.
Upham Woods and the University of Wisconsin Regents have no plans to revisit removing a fence that has sparked protests and controversy for nearly three years, despite the efforts of the Wisconsin Dells Stewards to force the fence’s removal.
HIGHER EDUCATION: Evers plans to continue a tuition freeze at the University of Wisconsin for at least two years, boost funding by $150 million and allow for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to pay in-state tuition. Republicans oppose the immigrant in-state tuition plan, a version of which they stripped from state law in 2011.
Students and the state’s university system are applauding Gov. Tony Evers’ spending plans for higher education, but parts of the proposal will likely be met with criticism from conservatives.
Funding to go toward nursing, engineering, business schools.
Gov. Tony Evers will propose a $150 million boost for the University of Wisconsin System in his first two-year budget, including funding to continue a tuition freeze implemented by former Gov. Scott Walker, a pay raise for UW employees, a provision to allow Dreamers to pay in-sate tuition and a study to determine the feasibility of creating a student loan refinancing authority.
Noted: The University of Wisconsin System Office of Educational Opportunity, which was created in 2015 and may authorize independent charter schools over the objection of school district officials, would be barred from authorizing new schools until 2023.
A revitalized program aimed at boosting the enrollment of low-income and minority students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison kicks off this week when the PEOPLE program opens its new office at Milwaukee’s Rufus King Middle School.
People who entered the country illegally could pay in-state tuition, a long-running tuition freeze would continue for another two years and institutions would receive an additional $150 million under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ executive budget proposal for the University of Wisconsin System.
UW-Madison has changed the public notification process for job candidates in its latest high-profile search, moves the university said are needed to protect applicants’ confidentiality but which an open government advocate cautioned limit transparency.
Gov. Tony Evers’s budget calls for giving people in the country without legal permission in-state tuition rates at University of Wisconsin System schools, continuing a long-running tuition freeze and handing the system an additional $150 million.
In the University of Wisconsin System, 72 percent of students borrowed money toward their bachelor’s degrees and the average debt upon graduation is $30,771.
UW-Stevens Point will not lay off tenured faculty to carry out a proposed plan eliminating six academic majors, a reversal from what officials predicted last fall may be needed to address a roughly $8 million budget deficit.
The indicators strike accessibility proponents as well intentioned and potentially valuable, according to Tom Tobin, faculty associate on the learning design, development and innovation team in the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He sees them as a motivator for institutions to “build strong foundations for inclusive practices.”
These repeated incidents of course controversy — all falling within the last two years — have prompted a question about whether this is the new normal in what has been described as a hyper-polarized and politicized climate.
While questions still swirl over Foxconn Technology Group’s massive project in Wisconsin, 12 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students were psyched Friday to depart on a 7,000-mile flight to Taipei in an international co-op set up by the company, UWM and Chung Yuan Christian University.
As of next fall, Kopper will be paid a salary of $118,308. This is more than 75 percent the average psychology faculty member earns and 38 percent more than the largest current salary in the department.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Thomas J. Tobin generously agreed to answer my questions about his career path and scholarship.
At UW-Stevens Point, majors in history, English, political science, philosophy and Spanish are on the chopping block. The stated purpose is to save money. Students aren’t that interested anymore in the humanities, is the claim.
In early November, UWSP leadership laid out a proposal called Point Forward. It’s a plan that showed how they want to restructure and cut between $4 and $6 million from the budget to make up for an enrollment decline.
At the Superior Days event, Evers cited the importance of UW-Superior and the University of Wisconsin System in fueling the state’s economy.
Decline in enrollment, lack of certification amongst K-12 teachers is a focus.
Dropping enrollment and an ongoing budget deficit has limited UW-Stevens Point’s ability to grow. To combat this, Chancellor Bernie Patterson proposed for year-round class schedules to support 3-year degrees and expanding popular majors.
A former UW-Whitewater chancellor who resigned in December will be paid about $161,840 through August to create class syllabi, read assigned texts, develop assignments, and learn relevant classroom technologies as she transitions to a full teaching schedule in the fall.
University of Wisconsin System officials say graduation numbers are up from 10 years ago, and that the number of graduates of color has more than doubled in that period.
Across the 13 UW System institutions, infrastructure improvements need to be made both internally and externally.
A large portion of the budget was dedicated to renovations, repair and replacement of facilities across the campuses. Much of the UW System’s 62 million square foot building area was built in the latter-half of the 20th century with little upgrades since its establishment.
University of Wisconsin System regents Friday approved raising graduate tuition at eight schools and out-of-state undergraduate tuition at six schools.
The University of Wisconsin System has seen a spike in graduation numbers from 10 years ago, and the number of graduates of color more than doubled in that period, according to officials.
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is looking to add hundreds of students in some of its most high-demand programs. It’s also looking to pilot a 3-year degree.
When it comes to funding for facilities operations and maintenance, the University of Wisconsin-Madison lags behind other universities. The Board of Regents got briefed on the state of the system’s flagship campus during a board meeting this week.
University of Wisconsin System regents have approved raising graduate tuition at eight schools and out-of-state undergraduate tuition at six schools.
The elevators in UW-Milwaukee’s student union frequently break down, leading to multi-day or even multi-week failures in one of the university’s busiest buildings that brings more than 20,000 people through it on a single weekday.
This year’s recipients are Dennis K. Beale Jr. — the assistant director of Blugold Beginnings program at UW-Eau Claire — the Food Center and Pantry at UW-Milwaukee and Titan Advantage Program at UW-Oshkosh.
A record number of students graduated from UW System institutions in 2017-18 academic year, according to numbers released by the system’s innovative Accountability Dashboard.
The University of Wisconsin System is touting a record number of graduates in the latest academic year.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents are set to consider changes to football coach Paul Chryst’s contract this week.
The number of students of color graduating from University of Wisconsin System campuses increased 75 percent over the past decade, reaching a record of 4,919 graduates in the 2017-18 academic year, according to UW System figures released Wednesday.
Resident graduate students at the eight schools — Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater — will have a maximum increase of less than $200 in tuition prices. UW-Green Bay will have the largest increase, hiking up from $7,793 to $7,996.
The University of Wisconsin System has narrowly rejected an application for what would have been the third charter school in Madison not authorized by the Madison School District.
Nonresident graduation tuition would go up at Eau Claire, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater. Green Bay would see the largest jump, from $17,106 to $17,551.
A week after UW-Madison professor Kenneth Mayer came under fire for accusations of bias against President Donald Trump in his course syllabus, questions about changing views on freedom of expression on campus remain.
Competitions will take place at five UW System campuses — Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee, Platteville and Rice Lake.
Classes were also canceled at major universities, including the University of Chicago, Northwestern, University of Wisconsin – Madison and the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.
The cold prompted several major Midwest universities to close, including the University of Notre Dame, the University of Minnesota, the University of North Dakota, the University of Wisconsin, the University of South Dakota and Iowa State University.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers began his State of the State address with a blunt statement about the disconnection between Wisconsin’s historic commitment to doing big things and the state’s diminished circumstance after too many years in which irresponsible Republicans — and some neglectful Democrats — have stood in the way of addressing fundamental issues.
As of 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, all four-year universities in the University of Wisconsin System had canceled classes, events and campus activities due to the severe cold.
Other state institutions closing campuses late Tuesday and throughout Wednesday include the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Minnesota, the University of North Dakota, the University of South Dakota and Iowa State University. The University of Michigan said it will make its decision later today.
Hundreds of public schools are closed from North Dakota to Michigan. The universities closing their campuses include the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Minnesota, the University of North Dakota, the University of South Dakota and Iowa State University.
In a follow-up email, Hora, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, offered a bit more context. He noted that the these “internships” were part of a two-week program of educational lectures in the mornings followed by workplace observations in the afternoons.
Hoff is helping to give more people a glimpse into the farming experience with “The Lands We Share,” a collaboration of faculty and students at four UW campuses — Whitewater, Oshkosh, Milwaukee and Madison.
The University of Wisconsin System will use federal money to pay off bank loans taken out by the UW-Oshkosh Foundation, according to agreements released Friday.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student whose Facebook post alleging liberal bias by a political science professor went viral this week said that after attending two lectures, she doesn’t think the class will be slanted.
The UW System used money designated to administrative costs, meaning that no state taxpayer money was put towards the loans, according to UW System spokesperson, Heather LaRoi. This money comes from reimbursements for administrative spending by the system that came with federal grant activity.
The University of Wisconsin System says it will use federal dollars to pay off bank loans first taken out by UW-Oshkosh’s private foundation. Meanwhile, an outspoken critic of the UW System’s handling of the situation says the deal still leaves taxpayers footing the bill.
