48. University of Wisconsin System – UW
50 companies now hiring remote jobs in 2025
Forbes
Category: Higher Education/System
Big Ten revenue reached more than $928 million for 2024 fiscal year
USA Today
The Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue and distributed about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools during its 2024 fiscal year, the conference’s newly released federal tax records show.
UW-Madison faculty seek ‘mutual defense compact’ with Big Ten against Trump administration
Wisconsin State Journal
Facing what they called “existential threats,” UW-Madison faculty called on their leaders Monday to defend themselves against President Donald Trump’s administration by joining forces with other Big Ten universities.
UW-Madison should join Big Ten Mutual Defense group
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: This attack is nothing more than an attempt to dictate what students should be taught. This is not what colleges and universities are there for. They are there to engage young minds to learn what they feel their future lives should be like.
Multicultural Greek life: Finding cultural belonging at UW
The Badger Herald
Marla Delgado-Guerrero came to the University of Wisconsin in 2000 with a goal in mind — to start a Latina-based sorority.
Delgado-Guerrero was familiar with multicultural Greek life because her sisters were both members of a Latin-based sorority at UW-Oshkosh. She was ready to follow along and bring a Latina sorority to Wisconsin’s flagship university.
Back to the office? How proposed Wisconsin bill could reshape Madison’s work culture
The Badger Herald
In a move that could dramatically alter Wisconsin’s work culture, Republican legislators have proposed a bill that would require state employees to return to physical offices, curbing the flexibility that many workers gained during and after the pandemic.
WPR and PBS Wisconsin sustain Wisconsin democracy
The Cap Times
Wisconsin Public Radio has, in varying forms, been an essential part of this state’s media landscape for more than a century. PBS Wisconsin, with roots tracing back to the early days of WHA-TV, has been just as essential for the past 70 years.
UW president warns half of students could be affected by federal student loan cuts
Wisconsin Examiner
As Congress is considering remaking the federal financial aid program, Wisconsin higher education leaders are warning that changes could significantly affect access to its campuses.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman wrote in a series of posts on social media last week that he is “very disappointed” by the potential cuts that could be made to student aid.
From marijuana legalization to PFAS. Here are items the Republicans aim to remove from Tony Evers’ budget
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The UW System has repeatedly requested the Legislature to fund a program to cover tuition and fees for students whose family incomes fall below a certain threshold. UW-Madison already offers a tuition promise program and funds it without state taxpayer money.
At some UW schools, online classes come with extra fees even when in-person option isn’t offered
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Across higher education, fees can seem as frequent as Friday night parties. From course registration to placement exams to student-athlete participation, universities are tacking on charges that raise additional revenue in a budget landscape with limited options. But what may seem minor to the bursar’s office can strain students’ budgets.
Republican plan to overhaul the federal student loan system will affect more than half of Wisconsin students
Wisconsin Public Radio
Republican proposals to overhaul how families pay for college could affect nearly half of the students attending the Universities of Wisconsin and about 40 percent of students at the state’s private schools.
Weather balloon cuts raise forecast accuracy concerns
WISN -- Channel 12 Milwaukee
In a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, weather researchers showed WISN 12 News how it works.
“The balloon is launched from the ground and rises up into the atmosphere, can rise up to 50,000, sometimes 60,000 feet or so, and gathers temperature, moisture and wind data as it rises through that column of the atmosphere,” Derrick Herndon said.
Cuts to US science will take a generation to repair — leaders must speak up now
Nature
The United States had a taste of such a gap during the Vietnam War. At the time, academic scientists found themselves caught in the crosshairs of zealous anti-war activists who, despite scant evidence, accused them broadly of collaborating on weapons research in support of the war. In 1970, the situation reached a violent crescendo with the death of Robert Fassnacht, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who was working in a building that was bombed by anti-war protesters.
Title IX violations: Planned football facility could leave UW athletic funding, opportunities lopsided
The Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin has potentially violated all three pillars of Title IX, which was signed into law in 1972 seeking to prevent the discrimination of individuals under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance on the basis of sex. The three pillars include accommodating student interests, proportional financial assistance and equal benefits and opportunities.
UW-Madison student still fighting Trump administration’s student visa cancellation
Wisconsin Examiner
Madison attorney Shabnam Lotfi says her client, Krish Lal Isserdasani, was exceptionally responsible in the way he handled the news that the Trump administration had suddenly taken away his student visa.
‘Hard Decisions’ loom as Michigan State University plans budget cuts
Forbes
In March, the University of Southern California and the University of Wisconsin-Madison both revealed plans to trim their spending, and they called upon department heads to begin planning for budget reductions going forward. The University of Washington, Northwestern University and the University of Nebraska have also taken significant steps in the past two months to control spending.
This 22-year-old grad says she’s negotiated every job offer she’s gotten—here’s her best tip for making the ask
CNBC
Jama, 22, is a business and economics student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and will start an analyst job after graduating in May.
WPR plans layoffs, ‘one team’ structure with PBS Wisconsin
The Cap Times
WPR and PBS Wisconsin are part of the Division of Public Media at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Leaders at Wisconsin Public Media plan to bring the two entities together under one organizational structure, according to another email obtained by the Cap Times that was sent to WPR staff in April.
Trump’s NIH director takes questions at Medical College of Wisconsin amid broad research cuts
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The National Institutes of Health director faced a flurry of questions from Medical College of Wisconsin researchers about the Trump administration’s funding cuts that have caused financial uncertainty across higher education.
What to know about ‘involuntary collections’ if you’re a student loan borrower
Time
Experts’ main advice is to be proactive and act now. “All of the responsibility is on the borrower,” says Nicholas Hillman, professor in the school of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But there are options out there for borrowers.
Harvard University renames its DEI office as its battle with the Trump administration expands to more fronts
CNN
Charleston has been the subject of conservative criticism in the past, facing allegations that much of her academic writing was plagiarized from her husband, LaVar Charleston. Earlier this year, he was removed from his position as the head of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
State audit reveals gaps in tracking DEI initiative spending at Wisconsin agencies, universities
The Badger Herald
Republican-ordered audits found April 11 determined Wisconsin state agencies and the University of Wisconsin System failed to track millions of dollars spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts during the 2023-24 fiscal year — making it difficult to fully assess the efforts which have been under review due to recent federal orders.
Big Ten plan to take on Trump collectively comes to UW-Madison faculty for a vote
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison professors may join others across the Big Ten in calling for an alliance to counter the Trump administration’s hostility toward higher education.
Wisconsin joins over 20 states in lawsuit challenging AmeriCorps funding cuts
The Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin joined over 20 states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s $400 million cuts for AmeriCorps, a federal volunteer program that assists communities with literacy, conservation, homelessness and health care, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.
AFT-Wisconsin wants pro-labor voices on UW Board of Regents
WORT FM
Two UW System regents are reaching the end of their terms next month. Governor Tony Evers is tasked with appointing their replacements.
Union to Evers: appoint pro-labor members to UW Board of Regents
Isthmus
The American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin is waging a public campaign to urge Gov. Tony Evers to appoint two pro-labor representatives to the UW Board of Regents. It’s a first for the teachers’ union, but a necessary move given the danger President Donald Trump poses to higher education, says one union official.
Why high school seniors’ ‘rejection cake’ trend is going viral on TikTok
USA Today
Skala, who is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and plans to study kinesiology, says things worked out in the end.
“Sometimes admission processes are just a gamble, and your self worth shouldn’t be defined by a school or a decision,” Skala says. “Having other people relate to it makes it easier.”
Food banks lose federal funding, The growth of sports betting, A college woodworking program
Wisconsin Public Radio
UW-Madison has one of the few artistic woodworking programs in the country. The program’s leader, Katie Hudnall uses reclaimed wood to craft pieces that tell a story. Hudnall talks about the program and the “language of woodworking.”
State joins lawsuit to block Trump administration cancellation of AmeriCorps
Wisconsin Examiner
“I was completely blindsided,” Parker Kuehni told the Wisconsin Examiner on Tuesday. The University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with a degree in global health was in his second year with AmeriCorps, working at a Madison free health clinic and preparing to start medical school in June when he learned Monday morning that the program was canceled.
Feds reveal how immigration squad targeted thousands of foreign students
Politico
“You could have sent a letter to all these universities and said, ‘Those people have come up on a hit, you may want to check them out,’” the judge said. Even after the hearing, it remained unclear how deeply DHS officials examined the reasons students had “hits” in the federal criminal justice database run by the National Crime Information Center, or NCIC. The University of Wisconsin student who brought the suit that led to Tuesday’s hearing, Akshar Patel, had faced a reckless driving charge but it was ultimately dismissed.
UW-Madison international students live in fear, court records reveal
The Cap Times
International students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are scared to leave their apartments in case they could be detained by federal immigration agents. They have struggled to sleep. And one student has suffered from headaches and hives due to intense stress.
Workday and the excesses of higher-ed “efficiency” consultants
Tone Madison
Rather than laying off staff or admitting fewer graduate students, one place the school (and the UW System more broadly) could look to save hundreds of millions of dollars is to cut its exorbitant spending on out-of-state business consultants and costly technology purchases. Additionally, in this time of attacks on faculty research, now UW System’s adoption of Workday further threatens researchers’ ability to do their work.
All 27 visa terminations at UW-Madison reversed
Wisconsin Public Radio
All of the 27 students and alumni whose visas were terminated earlier this month at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had their status restored as of Saturday night, university leadership announced Monday.
International students at UW-Madison, other Wisconsin schools see legal status restored
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
More than two dozen students at Wisconsin schools saw their legal statuses restored after the Trump administration terminated their records from a government database.
Grants for students of color might end unless Supreme Court weighs in
The Capital Times
The case dates back to 2021, when the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a conservative legal group, filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court challenging the state’s Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant program.
Conservative parents group targets UW-Madison’s minority scholarships program
Wisconsin State Journal
A conservative nonprofit has filed a complaint against UW-Madison over a minority grant program restricting eligibility based on race or ancestry, but the federal Department of Education does not appear to have opened a formal investigation into it, despite it being filed more than two weeks ago.
‘Here & Now’ Highlights: US Rep. Tom Tiffany, Michael Wagner, Xia Lee
PBS Wisconsin
The Trump administration has terminated at least $12.6 million in grant funding for research at UW-Madison. Wagner had received a $5 million grant to research the accuracy of information about vaccines, but it was defunded by the National Science Foundation, because per presidential action the organization states it does not support research with the goal of combating misinformation or disinformation
UW professors discuss attacks on higher education, ‘fragility’ of U.S. democracy
Wisconsin Examiner
With the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term in office approaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison professors and staff met Thursday to take stock of the growing threats to higher education and U.S. democracy and to discuss collective action to push back.
UW-Madison staff mobilize against federal attacks
Wisconsin Public Radio
Advocates for faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pushing for collective organizing against federal attacks on higher education.
Not all young workers prioritize a high salary in their job search—here’s what matters more
CNBC
Prioritizing location, especially one near family, rather than salary explains Hali Jama’s post-college plans “bar for bar,” she tells CNBC Make It. The 22-year-old will graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May and move to Chicago for an analyst job.
Four UW-Madison professors appointed to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Channel 3000
Four UW-Madison faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
GOP audit committee chair calls state DEI spending ‘rebranded discrimination’ at hearing
Wisconsin Public Radio
The audits released by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau showed the Universities of Wisconsin and state agencies have failed to track millions of dollars spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
New Gustavus president named
Mankato Free Press
Following a postdoctoral fellowship in plant physiological ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Volin taught at Florida Atlantic University and served as director of the environmental sciences graduate program. Volin joined the University of Connecticut in 2007 to head the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, advancing to serve as vice provost of academic affairs.
Carnegie Classifications debuts redesign of system to group colleges
Higher Ed Dive
Meanwhile, colleges that provide lower access but higher earnings contain all eight universities that make up the Ivy League, as well as other prestigious colleges, such as Stanford University. This group also included state flagships such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Florida.
Leading Scholars Gather for Hilliard-Sizemore Research Course in Denver
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
The day-long event featured presentations from renowned scholars including Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Fred Bonner II of Prairie View A&M University.
Heads of UW system, state agencies defend diversity, inclusion practices to audit committee
Wisconsin Examiner
President of the Dane County NAACP chapter Greg Jones was the only member of the public to testify at a Joint Audit Committee hearing Tuesday on two recent audits into the diversity, equity and inclusion practices of state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin. His message to lawmakers was simple: listen to individuals’ stories about the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and stay away from politicized attacks on DEI.
Another UW-Madison international student gets court protection from deportation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A second University of Wisconsin-Madison student from overseas who had their visa revoked by the Trump administration has won a victory in the courts.
The class of 2025 can’t find jobs
The Daily Cardinal
Elliot Novak is about to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in art education, but it’s a hard time to start as a teacher. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to close the Department of Education, and there have been mass layoffs within the department.
Physical media is making a comeback and UW-Madison is joining
The Daily Cardinal
Having millions of songs at our disposal through mobile devices propelled the initial decline in vinyl records and then CDs. However, UW-Madison students are part of a larger resurgence in physical media use among younger audiences. As early as 2007, global vinyl record sales started increasing every year. In the U.S., more than 43 million vinyl records were sold in 2024.
Chancellor Mnookin, UW must join Big Ten in fight against Trump
The Badger Herald
As Trump administration withholds research funds, targets international students, faculty, Big Ten should push for united response against unconstitutional actions.
New student loan rules could affect more than 700K Wisconsin borrowers
Wisconsin Public Radio
For the last five years, the federal government has not penalized borrowers for not making student loan payments. But the U.S. Education Department announced Monday it would begin collections May 5 on student loans that are in default.
In Wisconsin, this could affect the 725,000 borrowers who have outstanding payments totaling $23.6 billion in federal student loan payments.
Mnookin joins over 200 academic leaders in condemning Trump administration’s ‘intrusion’ into higher education
The Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin signed an open letter Tuesday condemning the Trump administration’s “unprecedented political interference” in public research funding, joining over 220 other higher education leaders.
What Trump’s Department of Education plans mean for Madison schools
The Cap Times
Taylor Odle, who studies education policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said a lot of uncertainty remains on how closing or gutting the U.S. Department of Education would specifically affect students and schools. But the effects would be widespread.
“I think it would be very hard to say that there’s going to be some area of Wisconsin that isn’t impacted by these changes,” said Odle, who clarified he wasn’t speaking on behalf of UW-Madison. Wisconsin and other states are “not well-equipped to take over (the agency’s) functions,” he added.
UW-Madison chancellor, Beloit College president sign letter opposing Trump’s interference in higher education
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two college leaders in Wisconsin signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s efforts to control universities and punish those that do not bend to his will.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Beloit College Eric Boynton were among 200 college leaders nationally who signed the April 22 letter condemning government overreach.
Mnookin talks SEVIS terminations at University Committee meeting
The Badger Herald
The University Committee — the elected shared governance body for University of Wisconsin faculty — met with Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Graduate School Dean Bill Karpus and other university and student leaders to discuss student SEVIS record terminations.
Parent groups oppose plan for charter school at former UW campus in Washington County
Wisconsin Public Radio
Several parent groups say plans to put a charter school at the former UW-Milwaukee Washington County campus is prioritizing profit over community.
‘It’s nice to see democracy in action,’ says Wisconsin media expert of recent protests against Trump administration
Wisconsin Public Radio
“It’s nice to see democracy in action,” said Douglas McLeod, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I’m always inspired by peaceful demonstrations that show citizen engagement.”
McLeod’s research shows that how news outlets cover protests has a big impact on how the public views the demonstrations and whether they are ultimately effective. He says traditional media coverage tends to focus on what happened at the protest rather than the issues protestors are raising — something he calls the “protest paradigm.”
Federal funding cuts threaten life-saving severe weather forecasting at UW-Madison
Channel 3000
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is known for its innovations in forecasting technology, but its work could be in jeopardy if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration loses funding.
“Weather is woven into the fabric of everyone’s life,” atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Michael Morgan said.
Parents push back on charter school plan for closed UWM-Washington County campus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A proposal to repurpose the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County campus to a charter school fell apart amid parent pushback, sending county officials back to the drawing board.
National Science Foundation sets new priorities
Inside Higher Ed
The detriment to higher education and scientific innovation, however, is crystal clear, research advocates say. Mike Wagner, a journalism and communications professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, called the NSF changes a “Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.”