The Wisconsin Idea — the concept that the knowledge and innovations from the university reach to the borders of our state and beyond — highlights the pre-eminent role that our university system plays in creating a better quality of life for citizens.
Thomas Edison relied on a simple philosophy to guide research that led to world-changing inventions such as the first practical light bulb, the motion picture camera and an early version of the phonograph.
“He is one of those executives who wants to be remembered as being on the right side of history,” said Thomas O’Guinn, a marketing professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Business. “Part of the quid pro quo is there will be none of this stupid gender bathroom stuff. They are going to demand that the city do everything it can to fight voter suppression. They are going to demand high attention paid to meaningful spending on the environment and more efficient greenhouse reductions.”
History has shown effective movements are result of unified student body.
Noted: Yaron Nili is an assistant professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Letter to the editor by Gregory A. Moses, professor emeritus, UW-Madison Department of Engineering Physics.
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” I’m reminded of this quote from Mark Twain (New York Journal, 1897) as responses come to UW-Stevens Point’s proposal to discontinue some majors.
I would like everyone to know that students majoring in accounting cannot become successful in any career (including accounting) unless they also study the humanities in college. Without English, history, psychology and all of the other fields, students won’t develop as thinkers, communicators and worthwhile citizens.
Fees unfairly force students to pay for amenities they may not use, such as UHS, gym.
This innovative program mutally benefits both sides, builds positive relationships.
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point: Here’s the takeaway: If you are a working-class student, a first-generation college student, someone without the means to get you to a private college or to a public research university, then you should be channeled into job training.
What’s missing in the UW-Stevens Point conversation, which has attracted notice nationwide, is an honest assessment of what employers expect from college graduates they hire. Do they want an emphasis on STEM disciplines — science, technology, engineering and math — or a liberal arts background that may be more adaptable?
Business School Interim Dean Gerhart invited student leaders, including the Undergraduate Business Council President, the ASM Business School Council Representative, and myself to a follow up meeting regarding a student advisory committee. Our voices were not respected in this meeting.
Stevens Point leaders figure focusing on high-demand courses of study, ones with clear career paths, will put them back in the black. New degrees would be created in fields where the university already has a national reputation.
In an era where truly unbelievable poll results are released every week, one result stands as one of the most surprising. In a Pew Research poll released in July of last year, 58% of Republicans said they believed American universities actually have a negative impact on the U.S. As recently as 2010, only 32% of Republicans thought colleges did more harm than good — but that number has spiked sharply since 2015.
Ultimately, the course feels like an interactive parody of a very special episode of Dawson’s Creek.
A set of new satellites will capture and send, with unprecedented timeliness, weather data and imagery that meteorologists, emergency managers, government agencies, universities, and companies use to minimize the role of the weather on transportation and commerce, ensure planes land safely, and protect Americans from severe weather. But this satellite data relay is in serious risk.
With elimination of 13 major programs, expansion of 16 others, Wisconsin university put in unique position of criticism.
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, founded 123 years ago and the pride of this community, has been taking heat in recent days for unveiling a proposal to scale back its majors in some areas while increasing emphasis in others. In particular, attention has focused on the proposal’s impact on humanities programs like English, history and political science.
What’s missing in the UW-Stevens Point conversation, which has attracted notice nationwide, is an honest assessment of what employers expect from college graduates they hire. Do they want an emphasis on STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering and math — or a liberal arts background that may be more adaptable?
As the #MeToo movement and stories of high profile perpetrators of sexual assault fill our Facebook and Twitter pages, we must ask ourselves why reports of sexual assault on college campuses have been, and continue to be, so low.
In a nutshell, the Wisconsin Idea, having emanated from the Madison campus, provides “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The university seeks to help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical and human development.”
We’d like to thank the students who attended the forum Monday night to hear the results of University of Wisconsin’s first-ever campus-wide climate survey. It’s important we use the survey results to continue to improve campus climate.
Sex Out Loud is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, meaning two decades of providing free safer sex supplies, education and striving to create safer spaces for all 40,000 Badgers.
University Housing made this decision without consent or discussion from the student body.
Requesting more student input on university decisions feels hypocritical in light of recent administrative action.
We remain committed to ensuring every student who graduates from UW-Stevens Point is thoroughly grounded in the liberal arts, as well as prepared for a successful career path.
What of the founding mission of Wisconsin’s regional comprehensives, which, we once believed, was to bring actual, high quality, liberal-arts-based higher education to every corner of the state, from Wisconsin’s industrial south, to the great Northwoods, to the shores of Lake Superior, at bargain-basement rates—roughly the same kinds of educational opportunities enjoyed by the elite moneyed classes at Ivy League schools and the big R1s, albeit with fewer amenities.
Businesses need the new discoveries generated in university labs, and university scientists need the practical perspectives from the marketplace to inspire and inform their research. Strong partnerships drive innovation.
What is the State Journal thinking? Last Sunday’s column “Killers on Campus,” by Michael Arntfield, was an inflammatory piece clearly intended to promote the author’s book “Mad City” by making dubious correlations between student protesters and mass murderers.
Steps towards self improvement, mending one’s wrongs exemplify necessary societal pattern.
Noted: “They took him to the hospital in the country town in Wisconsin where we grew up, where he was evaluated and then raced to the University of Wisconsin’s state of the art hospital in Madison.”
In a new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we look at how often, and in what context, Twitter accounts from the Internet Research Agency—a St. Petersburg-based organization directed by individuals with close ties to Vladimir Putin, and subject to Mueller’s scrutiny—successfully made their way from social media into respected journalistic media.
The participation of UW researchers among a group of U.S. social scientists who have come up with a number of innovative anti-poverty policy proposals is a welcome addition to this work.
Big exams are difficult no matter when they take place, should prompt change in mental health approach.
By celebrating women in seats of power, UW disregards large proportions of Wisconsin women.
For all the words we columnists burn making arguments, the best ones are often won with a swift verbal punch.
In his column on Sunday, “Killers on campus,” Michael Arntfield tries to tie a series of unsolved murders of young women at UW-Madison to the student protests against the war in Vietnam. His thesis — that three serial killers were able to operate because “the white noise of activism and political agitation … obfuscate(d) their presence” is reprehensible and ludicrous.
When thinking about how to revive economically lagging regions, especially in the Rust Belt, I often talk about the importance of universities. Big, high-quality research universities have been essential for creating technology clusters in Austin, Raleigh and San Diego. But even small colleges in rural areas can have big benefits for the surrounding area.
Through variety of student organizations at UW, students must take time to explore, refine political beliefs.
Our Wisconsin provides vital identity education, needed now more than ever on harsh campus climate.
Letter to the editor: CLEAN — Campus Leaders for Environmental Action Now — is a coalition of students dedicated to committing UW-Madison to 100 percent clean energy (solar and wind power) by the year 2030.
In early 2017, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin introduced the idea of requiring an internship or “hands-on work experience” to obtain a bachelor’s degree in the 26-campus University of Wisconsin system. This was an unsurprising development for many of us in Wisconsin. For the past several years, the governor has championed the view that a “skills gap” was stifling the state’s economy, primarily because, he has said, the higher-education system was out of touch with the needs of the business community.
Column by Gloria Ladson-Billings: Unlike its predecessors, “Black Panther” is decidedly black — not just a “white” superhero in blackface. No, “Black Panther” is decidedly political, cultural, spiritual, and racial. It asks its audience to think about the world we created and the world we want to live in.
Wisconsin may be open for business, but young people are taking theirs elsewhere.
Right to protest should not be infringed upon once prospective student gets to campus.
Some people are hesitant to participate in student protests because they are afraid of what others will think of them, but the truth is that every movement matters, no matter how small the issue may seem.
Pursuing a degree in L&S should not be something that seems like a risk for incoming students.
We need to make innovation a priority. The scientist’s job is to winnow and sift, without any trepidation, revealing scientific truths and teasing the secrets out of nature.
When the U.S. women’s hockey team scored an epic victory over the long-dominant Canadian team, the loudest cheers went up from Wisconsin. Mostly, they were for the U.S. team.
Dejope is a shining example of how the university should not only be open about, but also honor its Native culture. However, UW-Madison gives the impression that such commemoration is not always acceptable.
After reading the recent news, it’s clear we don’t all share the same understanding about shared governance in the university setting.
Continued reports of conduct violations, sexual assault prove that pros of greek life incomparable to cons.
At a recent meeting, the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board again discussed the empty UW-Madison student section for Badgers football games.
On college campuses across the country, free speech is one of hottest topics.
Conservative students and faculty say their First Amendment rights are threatened by a “politically correct” dominant campus culture that seeks to silence dissent, while others say the larger society’s embrace of “hate speech” is part of a system intended to subjugate people of color and other marginalized groups and that it shouldn’t be sanctioned on campus or anywhere else.
In 1977, she became the first-ever female tenured professor in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin when she was promoted to Associate Professor.
First-generation, low-income students like myself are some of the most resourceful and diligent students I know, traits born out of necessity in order to keep up with everyone else. We cannot afford, literally or figuratively, to let any opportunities pass us by.
We are appreciative on many levels for Dane County and UW-Extension’s annual free tax preparation help. First of all, it helps a lot of people. And second, it’s a quiet example of local government and the UW providing that help.
Bucky Badger will make you a promise. If you have the grades and the scores and the luck to get into the University of Wisconsin, and if your family’s income is less than the median, Bucky will give you free tuition and cover your fees.
On Feb. 8, the University of Wisconsin announced a pledge to “cover four years of tuition and segregated fees for any incoming freshman from Wisconsin whose family’s annual household adjusted gross income is $56,000 or less, roughly the median family income in Wisconsin. Transfer students from Wisconsin meeting the same criteria will receive two years of tuition and segregated fees.”
