enate Republicans are expected to bring their tax-reform proposal to a vote this week, but the House Republicans’ plan — passed on November 16 — already has graduate students hustling nationally to protest.
Many UW-Madison football fans are celebrating the team’s undefeated regular season by stocking up on new Badger hats, jerseys and shirts. But if a Congressional GOP tax reform proposal is successful, the federal government might soon be taking a cut of that revenue — which would mean less money available for scholarships for low-income students and the athletic department.
Rebecca Blank looks toward future of free speech, faculty retention and Foxconn.
Republican and Democratic legislators are backing a bill designed to make it easier for University of Wisconsin employees to privately fund and commercialize their research.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will establish a central reporting system and database of sexual harassment and sexual assault reports as part of efforts to bolster prevention and response practices, officials said.
The dean of UW-Madison’s College of Letters & Science acknowledged this week a failure to provide a safe environment in the wake of a Wisconsin State Journal report on a culture of persistent sexual harassment in a university department.
Leslie Orrantia was not yet director of community relations for UW-Madison in April 2016, when leaders of Madison’s communities of color demanded accountability from Chancellor Rebecca Blank and then-Police Chief Susan Riesling for what they felt was poor treatment of minority students on campus.
Neil Heinen talks to University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank about The Badger Promise and the Campus Climate Project on For the Record.
In addition to serving as UW-Madison’s dean of students and vice provost for student life, Lori Berquam will take on an additional role as the interim vice chancellor for student affairs, a new position within campus administration.
Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison filed nearly 7 of every 10 incident reports last spring saying they were targeted by discriminatory language or actions, the university reported Thursday.
UW-Madison students submitted more reports to the university alleging discrimination this spring than they did over the same five-month period of 2016, campus officials said Thursday.
The line to enter a pastel pink Google “Donut Shop” on UW-Madison’s Engineering Mall one cloudy morning earlier this month snaked around the grassy quad, filled with students and others who wanted to experience the pop-up promotion for the tech giant’s smart speaker.
Over the past 100 seasons at Camp Randall Stadium, few people have had as much of a lasting impact on the game day atmosphere as UW marching band director Mike Leckrone. After 49 years at the university, he has helped create traditions and familiar sights and sounds for Badgers fans attending a home football game.
As the aging population continues to rise, the demand for doctors goes up along with it. Smaller areas around the country are most effected by the doctor shortage.
Blank, devout Christian, spoke about ways to reconcile Christian morality with amoral nature of market economics.
The Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine or WARM program is designed to attract future doctors to rural communities to help combat the doctor shortage.
It is an education program within the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Aurora BayCare Medical Center is one of it’s extension campuses.
The university ranks No. 1 among public institutions in the numbers of students going abroad for semester-long study, and ranks No. 14 among all universities and colleges for studying in foreign lands, according to the Open Doors Report, released on Monday as part of International Education Week.
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A day after the UW Board of Regents voted to restructure UW campuses, employees and students across the state are still trying to figure out how they might be affected.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a sweeping restructure plan to merge the system’s two-year colleges with its four-year universities and make changes to UW-Extension.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents by a split vote moved Thursday to merge financially struggling two-year campuses across the state with nearby four-year campuses to avoid forced closures down the road.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a sweeping restructure plan to merge the system’s two-year colleges with its four-year universities and make changes to UW-Extension.
After months of back and forth between campuses, system leaders, and legislators, the regents approved Thursday new rules for allocating student dollars. Now, as mandated by the Joint Finance Committee UW System schools will have uniform categories for fees.
Wisconsin’s two-year UW Colleges are set to become branch campuses of nearby four-year universities by the start of the 2018 school year after the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a sweeping and controversial reorganization of the schools Thursday.
The Board of Regents has approved University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross’ plan to reorganize the UW Colleges and Extension. Cross said the change is driven by the financial and enrollment realities on the thirteen UW College campuses.
On the eve of perhaps the most far-reaching decision in the University of Wisconsin System’s 46-year history, the architect of a proposed merger of two- and four-year campuses stood firm in his response to widespread calls to slow down.
As a proposal to reorganize the University of Wisconsin System goes to the Board of Regents for approval Thursday, just a month after it was announced by system President Ray Cross, a former university official is wondering what Cross has done to resolve the issues he now cites as reasons to dismantle the system.
On the eve of perhaps the most far-reaching decision in the University of Wisconsin System’s 46-year history, the architect of a proposed merger of two- and four-year campuses stood firm in his response to widespread calls to slow down.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will vote Thursday on a plan to restructure the state’s higher education system using a blueprint that was unveiled less than 30 days ago. UW System President Ray Cross said the plan is needed to stem declining enrollment at the state’s two-year colleges. But many in the system including high-ranking leadership said they weren’t included in the decision-making process.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology, which represents many of the nation’s top cancer doctors, is calling attention to the ties between alcohol and cancer. In a statement published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the group cites evidence that even light drinking can slightly raise a woman’s risk of breast cancer and increase a common type of esophageal cancer.
Improving the climate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for underrepresented and disadvantaged students is going to rely on efforts in departments, classrooms and social circles around campus, officials told a luncheon gathering Tuesday at the school’s 2017 Diversity Forum.
University of Wisconsin-Superior students protested Monday on campus in response to the administration’s decision last week to suspend 25 programs.
A planned reorganization of the University of Wisconsin System could dilute the link between counties and UW Colleges and strain financial investments made by counties in the schools, officials say.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents appears set to vote this week on a proposal to merge the state’s two-year colleges and several of its four-year institutions without a clear picture of how the plan could affect UW’s finances.
UW-Madison’s Department of Anesthesiology should recruit more female residents, examine salaries for gender equity and boost mentoring of leaders to improve a culture characterized by “male centrism,” a university report says.
The specter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus as a liberal stronghold where students who hold conservative political views are intimidated from expressing them is not supported by a first of its kind survey of students released last week.
he results of surveys released by two major universities this week show signs that several groups of students there are not satisfied with the campus climate.
The Law Library at UW-Madison was evacuated Wednesday morning and students were sent an alert asking them to avoid the area, after police got a report of a man with an AK-47 rifle.
While a majority of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison feel welcome, safe and able to thrive on campus, worrisome disparities exist among students of color, and those with non-conforming gender identities or disabilities, according to results of a campus climate survey released Wednesday.
While a majority of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison feel welcome, safe and able to thrive on campus, worrisome disparities exist among students of color, and those with non-conforming gender identities or disabilities, according to results of a campus climate survey released Wednesday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minority, disabled and gay students say they’re having a tougher time surviving on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus than most students, according to a survey the university released Wednesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior is dropping a hefty chunk of its academic offerings as it moves to streamline its programming, it announced Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior announced Tuesday it’s suspending 25 programs, including 9 majors, 15 minors and one graduate program. The university has now suspended 40 programs since 2014. The announcement surprised faculty, some of whom said they were unaware their programs were at risk.
“A dictionary is never done,” said George Goebel, the third and, it turns out, final editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English, also known as DARE.
Democrats are blasting a plan to merge the University of Wisconsin System’s schools.
University of Wisconsin-Madison is suspending the planned revamp of its master’s of business administration program after a backlash over an imminent cutback.
Cathy Sandeen wasn’t given much notice that her job is about to change significantly, and might be eliminated outright.
Wisconsin School of Business officials are reversing course on suspending the Master of Business Administration program for a year.
Just one week after news broke that the University of Wisconsin Business School was considering suspension of its full-time MBA program — and following a swift backlash among alumni and current students — the school is backpedaling.
UW-Madison went Hollywood for Winter Commencement, getting help from the Evil Queen from ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” to announce this year’s speakers.
The number of attempts by other universities to recruit professors away from UW-Madison declined in the last academic year, after a spike in the previous year officials attributed to budget cuts and controversial changes to tenure policies.
Wisconsin School of Business leaders say they are no longer pursuing a proposal that would have suspended the school’s full-time Master of Business Administration program for a year, and could have led to the program’s closure.
Cathy Sandeen wasn’t given much notice that her job is about to change significantly, and might be eliminated outright.
Master’s students in the department will work with UW alumnus and certified planner Mark Roffers, who serves as planner for the village of Prairie du Sac and a consultant for Sauk City at times. The students work to fulfill a degree requirement and gain practical knowledge and experience in planning.
In turn the villages will receive a visioning document with guidance on the latest in planning thought and practice, with emphasis on making Sauk Prairie a better place to live and work while furthering a high quality of life.
A lead contamination scare on the UW-Madison campus is over.
UW-Madison faculty are reviewing a proposal that calls for the Wisconsin School of Business to suspend admissions into its full-time Master of Business Administration program for one year while leaders undertake a long-term review of program offerings, officials said Monday.
The Wisconsin School of Business is considering shutting down its full-time Master of Business Administration program, officials say, in a move that would make UW-Madison the latest university to stop offering a traditional MBA.
On Saturday, the Kellners added to their legacy of giving at UW-Madison, committing $25 million as part of the university’s $3.2 billion All Ways Forward comprehensive campaign.
As a special Homecoming weekend gift, two UW-Madison alumni donated $25 million to the school’s fundraising campaign, the university announced Saturday.
Over the last three weeks, the University of Wisconsin System’s leaders have adopted new policies to curb disruptive protests, largely mirroring a controversial Republican bill. They have given members of the Board of Regents more power in picking campus leaders.
The admiring crowd swirling around the guest of honor last Thursday night at the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge was so thick that I could only get within a few feet of her as she stood near the entrance and surveyed the room.
