We look down onto the court and see the Ab Nichols floor, named after the 1950s two-time all-Big Ten Conference guard and program philanthropist. We look up and see Frank Kaminsky’s No. 44 jersey, where it hangs in honor next to Nichols’ No. 8. And that’s it. The only two players who’ve been given that honor in the 100-plus years of Badger Men’s Basketball are white.
We can live with post-truth. We can’t live with post-analysis, post-criticism, post-interpretation, post-humanities. That would be the real crisis.Sara Guyer is Kellett professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she directed the Center for the Humanities from 2008 to 2019. She is president of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes and will be speaking at Times Higher Education’s Mena Universities Summit in Abu Dhabi.
At UW-Madison, scientists are working to build non-human primate models to test medical countermeasures such as vaccines and therapeutics. David O’Connor from the School of Medicine and Public Health and Thomas Friedrich from the School of Veterinary Medicine are a big part of that team, which is hoping to work with others around the world.
In response to the threat of Hmong deportations, the University of Wisconsin and UWPD have stated they don’t have any jurisdiction to get involved. As such, attempts to preserve the Hmong community in Wisconsin would have to be a state-wide effort at the very least.
At UW-Madison, one in 10 students reported there was at least one incident in which they were the target of hostile, harassing or intimidating behavior, according to a 2016 campus climate survey.
2015 Master Plan is good, 2025 Master Plan can be even better.
Questions about future of education arise following Trump administration’s proposed federal budget, students left in a precarious position
OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson is pursuing a Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
They are the overlooked heroes that society and the labs should be sending to a sanctuary whenever possible.
For example, a sociology professor mentioned to his students that some theories in higher education are “sacred cows” — a term frequently used to describe something that is taboo to challenge. A student who grew up in India then filed a complaint asserting that the professor’s use of the term was “condescending and racist.”
Matthew T. Hora, a professor and director of the Center for Research on College-Work Transitions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, surveyed students at five colleges and universities about why they chose not to intern as undergraduates.
We pride ourselves on our “world class” university — but nothing is classy about the chant.
Yes, the repressive, politically correct, left wack-jobs are alive and well at UW. What’s next, book burning, hanging witches, Inquisition, etc.?
To the Editor: Re “Let the Lunch Lady Feed Your Kids” (Op-Ed, Feb. 12): Kudos to Jennifer Gaddis for her insightful Op-Ed about school meals. They have indeed improved, and in many places across the country, farm-to-school programs and innovative partnerships between schools and chefs have produced outstanding, appealing fresh food.
Column by Rice, a doctor, professor, and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Maes, an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy.
The Super Bowl fame that recently came to Scout, a golden retriever, and the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine had its roots in the state’s politics more than 40 years ago.
Letter to the editor: This chant should not be allowed in this family friendly setting. Building on the current “quid pro quo” (this for that) popularity, we could develop a strategy to eliminate this rude chant.
After UW announced its first case, increasing rates of coronavirus-inspired prejudice against Asian-American students must be addressed.
Most of the ethnic studies classes I really wanted to take had been filled up by those who had the opportunity to enroll earlier. To make matters worse, I got a schedule that was evening-heavy, which meant that I could not take part in many of the extracurricular activities I had intended to, when I became a Badger.
Letter to the editor: Before I retired, I spent 23 years at UW-Madison. When I was there, management of UW building projects was done by the Wisconsin Division of Facilities Development and Management. This division was underfunded, and on multiple occasions I had long discussions with their engineers when we would bump into each other doing our grocery shopping at 10:30 at night.
While Wisconsin stores are left in legal limbo following Trump’s new nicotine bill, Wisconsin,UW needs to take definitive action against high vaping rates.
The solution is right in front of us. When kids eat school lunch, they and their parents are supporting the efforts to improve the national program for current and future generations.
Jennifer Gaddis is an assistant professor of civil society and community studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of “The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools.”
Letter to the editor: I would suggest that the Board members make a point of regularly shadowing the direct service staff — nurses, social workers, CNAs, respiratory therapists, etc. — to get a clear picture of what their shifts look like.
Letter to the editor: When I came to UW-Madison in 2018 as a freshman, I was excited to experience the vibrancy of the State Street area and to embrace the city I would now call home. However, like many new students, I quickly realized that homelessness is a serious issue on campus and in downtown Madison. But homelessness is not an issue confined solely to State Street.
I’ve always regarded Shalala as one of my favorite academicians of all time. She made numerous positive changes during her years at the UW, putting a new emphasis on undergraduate study and expanding the university’s national clout, helping the school draw tens of millions in research grants.
Letter to the editor from Weaver and Jorgensen. Both are nurses for UW Health.
Column by McRobbie, president of Indiana University and chair of the Association of American Universities Board of Directors: president.iu.edu.
Column by Carolyn Stanford Taylor, Department of Public Instruction superintendent and member of the UW System Board of Regents.
Public availability of phone numbers today is most certainly harmful and puts students’ privacy at risk, thus endangering students and preventing them from making the most of the opportunities afforded to them on campus with a clear mind.
Column by Michael McRobbie, president of Indiana University and chair of the Association of American Universities Board of Directors.
Column by Dr. Navsaria, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Humankind needs greater scientific and moral clarity on germline genome editing. Achieving it requires inclusive, international, democratic deliberation, supported by our democratic institutions.
Letter to the editor from Dr. Emily Buttigieg, a third-year ob-gyn resident at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Visiting the Galapagos Islands — which have long been considered Charles Darwin’s natural laboratory — is like stepping into a nature documentary. You can snorkel with playful sea lions, watch “Darwin’s finches” feed and inch up to ancient giant tortoises.
Elizabeth Hennessy is an assistant professor of history and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the author of “On the Backs of Tortoises: Darwin, the Galápagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden.”
Column: As one of just over 100 Tier 1 institutions in all the U.S., UW-Milwaukee could be our state’s second driver of enterprise and innovation. The problem is UW-Milwaukee is underfunded by any reasonable metric.
It’s not every day that you find Andre Jacque, Lena Taylor, Janel Brandtjen and Chris Taylor on the same side of a reproductive health issue.
The State Journal’s Dec. 25 article “Kindness of strangers,” about non-directed organ donation, highlighted another example of UW Hospital’s national leadership in organ donation and transplantation.
“Your column is grumpy about the situation at the UW,” (Regent Whitburn) remarked. And while he admitted he didn’t “like the sniping that we face,” he made it clear there is still plenty to brag about the Madison campus
John Brady’s experience is not unique. His experience resulted from a systemic problem, not a problem limited to one professor/researcher or one department.
As a former Stanford student athlete and now a faculty athletic representative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I read “A Women’s Sport, Ruled by Male Coaches” (news article, Dec. 20) with great interest.
The Wisconsin Idea was born in 1905, when University of Wisconsin-Madison President Charles Van Hise said, “I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.”
The next University of Wisconsin System president should have a background in academia. But some members of the UW Board of Regents, including Michael Grebe, who chairs the search committee for a new president, aren’t convinced such experience is important.
Many people who had worked for and with him when he was Madison’s mayor from 1979-83 were there to pay tribute. But just as noticeable was the number of folks there to pay their respects from the University of Wisconsin.
Letter to the editor: National rankings for university research expenditures matter a lot. That’s why the Dec. 8 story in the State Journal “UW hopes to reverse research ranking slide” was so disturbing.
Enforcing the state law will merely help ensure that a liberal University of Wisconsin student doesn’t vote in both Madison and Milwaukee—or a Trump supporter in Wisconsin and Iowa.
According to a study I published this year from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, these Russian trolls are more coordinated than we thought when the news first broke.
Letter to the editor: As a UW-Madison double alumnus, I was pleased to join a couple of hundred UW climate activists rallying to urge the university and its stakeholders to better address our local and global climate crises with significant and immediate action to lower carbon emissions.
We typically think of social media platforms—Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, etc.—as distinct from one another.
As impeachment hearings proceed in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, one key member could upend the fiercely partisan stalemate and fundamentally recenter the rule of law. U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R- Menominee Falls, can save our Constitution.
Quoted: Tim Donohue is a bacteriology professor at the University of Wisconsin — Madison who studies renewable energy. Donohue told me that corn ethanol does have advantages over other fuel sources because it burns better, releasing fewer pollutants into the air. He said there are indirect factors to consider as well.
Last week (former Lt. Gov.) Lawton was particularly upset — outraged would be a better word — over UW Regent President Drew Petersen’s refusal to include faculty, staff or students on the search committee for a new system president to replace outgoing president Ray Cross.
Since the National School Lunch Program was created in 1946, it has had a flawed funding model that relies on children’s payments to supplement federal funding. This ultimately puts pressure on local school administrators to go after families with unpaid school lunch bills, or “lunch debt,” to balance budgets.
-Jennifer Gaddis is assistant professor of civil society and community studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of “The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools.”
While one may be inclined to blame vague rhetoric for varying expectations of graduate and other students, there is nothing but harm done when a professional refers to their students as “chimpanzees” and “slaves.”
UW needs to turn away from fossil fuels if Wisconsin is to address climate change and reach target of 100% renewable energy by 2030.
My removal has resulted in irreparable trauma. Not only inflicted on myself, but students of color who I have had the honor of building relationships with, regardless of their involvement on the MLC.
Partisan divide in public trust of scientists reveals Republican scientific policy counteracts research, progress.
Letter to the editor: A couple of weeks ago I was startled to hear the new name, “PBS Wisconsin.” I first heard it one morning as I was making coffee. I turned to the TV on the kitchen counter and said out loud, “What the hell?”
Insistence that protests remain orderly enforces status quo, silences minority voices
MADISON, Wis. – In keeping with the spirit of the holiday we reflect on what’s behind the feast so many of us enjoyed and too many of us take for granted. The availability and sustainability of good food is not guaranteed.
MADISON, Wis. – Awareness is the first step to action. Thirty years ago it was rare to talk about HIV and AIDS in public.
