The University of Wisconsin-Madison has so successfully ramped up its summer term that it exceeded its goal for increasing revenue three years ahead of schedule.
UW-Madison summer school revenue soars with ramped up program
Capital Times
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Elevated lead levels found in Bascom, Ag Halls at UW; workers being relocated
Wisconsin State Journal
Employees working in two areas of UW-Madison halls are being relocated after elevated levels of lead contamination were found, following a lead paint removal project.
UW researchers helped Nobel Prize winners in gravitational wave discovery
Wisconsin State Journal
Researchers from UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee can take some credit in the Nobel Prize in Physics being awarded to three researchers, for the discovery of gravitational waves originally predicted by Albert Einstein.
Potential lead contamination more widespread at UW
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – Potential exposure to lead at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is more widespread than previously reported. Last week UW officials said there might be lead contamination at Agricultural Hall. Now, Bascom Hall is being looked at too.
Regents To Adopt Free Speech Resolution, Set Up Punishment
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System leaders are poised to adopt a policy that would punish students who disrupt speeches and presentations.
Regents to adopt free speech resolution, set up punishment
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders are set to vote on a policy that would punish students who interfere with campus speeches and presentations, getting in front of a Republican bill that would require them to crack down on disruptions.
UW-Madison police chief vows to protect controversial speech on campus
Capital Times
The fall semester is kicking off with Attorney General Jeff Sessions embracing free speech protections on U.S. college campuses, while at University of Wisconsin-Madison, the police chief vows her officers will protect controversial speech.
Thousands of UW-Madison students will be impacted if Perkins Loan Program expires
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – At the end of the month, a federal loan program for low-income college students is set to expire. Unless Congress steps in to save it, 1,500 schools across the country won’t be able to offer low-interest loans next year, including UW-Madison.
University of Wisconsin expands free-tuition program for first-generation students
Wisconsin State Journal
After transferring from the two-year UW-Baraboo/Sauk County campus, where tuition and other expenses were low enough that jobs on and off campus covered his bills, Luke Moat had accepted that he’d need to take out loans to attend the more expensive UW-Madison.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on state budget, free tuition program and Foxconn
Capital Times
Blank appeared on a recent segment of Sunday political talk show “UpFront with Mike Gousha” with UW Colleges and UW Extension Chancellor Cathy Sandeen. The pair weighed in on the budget, a new one-year free tuition program for first generation students and the proposed Foxconn plant, expressing optimism about all three.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on state budget, free tuition program and Foxconn
Capital Times
Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget on Thursday last week, securing an extra $100 million in funding for the University of Wisconsin System.
UW-Madison program aims to cut costs for students as textbooks go digital
Wisconsin State Journal
Ten to 20 courses will take part in the pilot, and officials say it could spread across campus if there is enough interest from students and professors. UW-Madison’s student government passed legislation pledging its support to the program last week.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
NBC-15
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
WKOW-TV 27
Some students who transferred to UW-Madison this fall got a pleasant surprise in the form of free tuition, under the new Badger Promise program.
‘UPFRONT’ recap: Badger Promise will make UW-Madison affordable to students from two-year schools
WISN-TV, Milwaukee
Two University of Wisconsin chancellors say the new Badger Promise program offers affordability and access to a four-year degree.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
WISC-TV 3
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
Education Department releases interim directions for Title IX compliance
Inside Higher Education
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued guidance Friday granting colleges new discretion in how they comply with requirements under federal Title IX law to resolve and adjudicate allegations of sexual misconduct on campus.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
WISN-TV, Milwaukee
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
UW-Madison launching free tuition program for first-generation transfer students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to increase access to the state’s flagship university by promising to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from partner two-year state colleges.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
WKOW-TV 27
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
Gov. Scott Walker signs $76B Wisconsin budget with money for schools, fees for hybrids
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday signed the two-year, $76 billion budget, providing $600 million more for K-12 schools, cutting property taxes, keeping a freeze on instate University of Wisconsin System tuition and doubling fees on hybrid drivers.
Tammy Baldwin pushes Congress to extend Perkins Loan program, with deadline looming
Wisconsin State Journal
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is realistic about the prospects for passing a bill by the end of the month to extend the Perkins Loan program, which provides subsidized loans to low-income college students, including $14 million worth of aid at UW-Madison.
UW Madison gives away free ice cream at Wisconsin Ginseng Festival
WSAW
The giveaway is part of the university’s inititative to give back to the citizens of Wisconsin’s 72 counties that support UW Madison year-round.
State Legislature Approves Delayed State Budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
The state budget is now back in the hands of Gov. Scott Walker. The state Senate passed the $76 billion spending plan on a vote of 19-14 on Friday night.
Vos calls Senate budget demands a ‘ransom list’
Wisconsin Radio Network
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is accusing some Senate Republicans of holding the state hostage with their opposition to the state budget.
Delayed State Budget Faces Uncertainty In Senate
Wisconsin Public Radio
Four Republican senators are holding up final approval of Wisconsin’s delayed state budget.
Highlights of Wisconsin’s proposed $76 billion budget
Madison.com
Noted: HIGHER EDUCATION: Tuition across the University of Wisconsin system would be frozen this year and next while increasing funding by $36 million, two years after their budget was cut by $250 million. UW would have to monitor teaching workloads and develop policies rewarding those who teach more than average. All UW campuses would be barred from requiring that only faculty members or those granted tenure be considered when hiring chancellors or president of the system.
Two months past deadline, Wisconsin Assembly approves state budget
Capital Times
Noted: Tuition at University of Wisconsin System schools will be frozen for another two years, but the budget will not include Walker’s proposal to cut tuition.
The UW budget also includes $26.3 million in performance-based funding to be tied to four goals for the UW System: student access, student progress and completion, contributions to the workforce and operational efficiency and effectiveness. The Board of Regents will be required to set metrics to measure schools’ progress toward those goals if they stay in the budget once it is formally adopted
Fire on the mountain: 2 forests offer clues to Yellowstone’s fate in a warming world
New York Times
What will happen to the forests of Yellowstone if a changing climate means not only old forests burn, but young ones, too? That’s what (former UW graduate student) Brian Harvey and his colleague, Monica Turner, an ecologist at the University of Wisconsin, are here investigating. Yellowstone’s recent fires offer a rare natural experiment to see how forests regenerate after burning and reburning at short intervals.
Trump Contradicts Democrats, Says No Deal on ‘Dreamers’ Has Been Made
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump said in a Twitter post on Thursday morning that no deal had been struck with Democrats on protections for young undocumented immigrants, contradicting what Democratic leaders had said after a dinner with the president on Wednesday night.
Schumer And Pelosi Say They Have A Deal With Trump To Protect DREAMers
National Public Radio
Leading Democrats say they struck a deal with President Trump Wednesday night to pass legislation to protect the about 800,000 DREAMers who could face deportation when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is scheduled to end in March.
2 from county in elite UW program
Green Bay Press Gazette
Two 2016 UW-Madison graduates from Oconto County are among just 26 people selected for a sought-after rural medical education program through the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Annual U.S. News college rankings are out; who’s up and who’s down?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Wisconsin’s flagship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, dropped two spots from a year ago, tying for 12th among public institutions in the rankings.
UW-Madison moving forward with free tuition program for first-generation transfer students
Wisconsin State Journal
About 150 students at two-year colleges around Wisconsin are expected to enroll in a new UW-Madison program giving first-generation college students a year or more of free tuition when they transfer to the state’s flagship public university, officials said.
UW-Madison chancellor announces new faculty recruiting effort to drive critical research areas
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After a 15-year hiatus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is launching a hiring program to recruit clusters of faculty from different disciplines who will work together in emerging areas of research.
Far from actual storms, UW scientists provide indispensable data on developing hurricanes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
While Hurricane Harvey washed through neighborhoods in and around Houston last week, a small group of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists noticed something unusual off the coast of Africa.
Wisconsin extends helping hand to Florida Atlantic
AP
No. 9 Wisconsin is extending a helping hand to its next nonconference opponent.Florida Atlantic plans to arrive in Madison in time for the game Saturday against the Badgers, though the return trip is in question with Hurricane Irma potentially making landfall in South Florida this weekend.
Citing Obama-Era Failures, DeVos Will Replace Landmark Directive on Sexual Assault
Chronicle of Higher Education
The Education Department will begin the process of replacing a signature Obama-era piece of guidance that laid out expectations for colleges from the federal government on protecting students from sexual violence, Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, announced on Thursday during a speech at George Mason University.
Wisconsin budget heads to state assembly & senate for approval
AP
Wisconsin’s $76 billion state budget, which sends more money to K-12 schools but does not come up with a long-term funding solution for dilapidated roads, cleared a legislative committee more than two months late Wednesday night, setting the stage for swift passage in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Budget motion requires workload monitoring for University of Wisconsin faculty
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin schools would be required to monitor teaching workloads for faculty and other instructors under a budget provision passed Wednesday evening by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee.
A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent
Chronicle of Higher Education
n Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department confirmed that the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, would appear at George Mason University on Thursday to make a “major policy address on Title IX enforcement.” That announcement, previously reported by BuzzFeed News, heightened advocates’ fears that Ms. DeVos was poised to roll back the department’s efforts on mitigating campus sexual assault, a hallmark of the Obama years.
Joint Finance Committee completes work on overdue state budget
Wisconsin Radio Network
More than two months after it was supposed to have been signed by the governor, Wisconsin’s proposed biennial state budget passed a crucial hurdle Wednesday night as the Joint Finance Committee completed its work on the plan.
Wisconsin Dreamers vow to carry on fight for immigration reform after DACA decision
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Laura Minero, 26, is a PhD student in counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has found strength in organizing and supporting other undocumented students. Her parents came to California from Mexico in 1995; her father works at a dairy and her mother at a meat-processing facility.
Even before Trump was elected, she and three other students founded a Dreamers organization at UW-Madison to raise scholarship money for undocumented students, who cannot apply for federal financial aid, and to provide emotional support for students because of the divisive campaign rhetoric.
End of DACA throws research, work and security into doubt for UW-Madison student
Wisconsin State Journal
Under the Trump administration’s plans for winding down the program, immigrants whose protections expire before March 5 can apply for a two-year renewal.
Si quieres ser un Badger… Latinx students struggle to fit in at UW
Capital Times
Despite growing up in Madison, Selina Armenta felt culture shock when she first set foot on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus as a freshman.
Trump administration announces plans to wind down DACA within six months
Inside Higher Education
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, through which about 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children have gained the right to work and temporary protection against the risk of deportation. The administration said it will phase out the program, which was established by President Obama in 2012, after a six-month period to give Congress a chance to act on legislation that could restore the program.
Trump Will End DACA in 6 Months, Confirming Dreamers’ Fears and Putting Onus on Congress
Chronicle of Higher Education
A program that has given some 800,000 undocumented immigrants a chance to attend college, work, and build lives in the United States without fear of immediate deportation will be phased out after a six-month delay to give Congress a chance to come up with a legislative fix, the U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions, announced on Tuesday.
On the College Campus of the Future, Parking May Be a Relic
New York Times
With just one parking space for every five people, on a campus of roughly 65,000, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has one of the lowest parking ratios of any major university in the country.
UW one of best research universities in the world again, report says
Wisconsin State Journal
The London-based Times Higher Education puts UW-Madison at No. 43 on its World University Rankings list of 1,000 schools, up two spots from No. 45 last year.
University of Wisconsin picked as a site to provide promising and expensive cancer drug
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s American Family Children’s Hospital will be one of 20 sites to offer one of the most promising and expensive new cancer drugs, one that will come with what amounts to a limited warranty.
Big data will be focus of new UW research institute
Capital Times
The Institute for Foundations in Data Science, which will be part of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, will re-examine the core mathematics, statistics and computer science that make big data science possible. The ultimate mission will be to come up with new ways to more efficiently and effectively use big sets of data.
Public lecture series on Wisconsin Idea gears up for Sept. 12 start
Capital Times
Faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are eager to tell the public about their work and how it benefits the state, said Patrick Brenzel, a staff member in the Department of Sociology.
UW Board of Regents panel looks for way to hire chancellors more quickly
Capital Times
The chairman of a panel of University of Wisconsin regents looking at ways to streamline the process of hiring chancellors and other top administrators was surprised to learn that typically it is five months after a search committee is named that a chancellor is hired.
Trump’s DACA Decision Expected Today
Inside Higher Education
President Trump is expected to announce today his decision on whether to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was created by President Obama to give a temporary legal status to young people brought to the United States by their parents without legal documentation.
Universities fear what Trump policy shift could mean for immigrant ‘dreamers’
The Washington Post
College and university leaders expressed deep concern Monday about what an imminent Trump administration policy shift on immigration could mean for students who were brought to the United States as undocumented immigrants when they were children.
Trump May End DACA in 6 Months, Fueling Uncertainty for Undocumented Students
Chronicle of Higher Education
President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will end a program that has allowed some 800,000 young immigrants to live, work, and study in the United States without fear of immediate deportation. His action may be delayed for six months to give Congress a chance to act, according to reports published over the weekend.
Harvey is a 1,000-year flood event unprecedented in scale
Washington Post
A new analysis from the University of Wisconsin’s Space Science and Engineering Center has determined that Harvey is a 1-in-1,000-year flood event that has overwhelmed an enormous section of Southeast Texas equivalent in size to New Jersey.
Legislative panel OKs $1 billion for state facilities, including $60 million for UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has unanimously endorsed a $1 billion plan to build and maintain state facilities, including more than $60 million for the UW-Madison campus.
Gener8tor launches gALPHA in Madison
BizTimes
The three-week Madison program will be offered twice in this academic year, in partnership with the UW-Madison Computer Sciences department and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, as gALPHA+CS. It will focus on helping computer science students and industry experts from across campus partner to build companies.
UW Professor Tapped To Write History Of Counter-Terrorism For Pentagon
Wisconsin Public Radio
John Hall, a military historian from UW-Madison has been tapped to write the on-going history of United States counter-terrorism efforts for the Pentagon. We’ll talk with him about his new task and what it means to act as an official record of history.