UW-Madison hopes that new course offerings will bring more students ? its own and others from different colleges ? to campus this summer, boosting enrollment at a time when it typically declines significantly.
Another billion-dollar University of Wisconsin System surplus calls for another two-year tuition freeze. At least that?s the view taken by Gov. Scott Walker.
On April 11, Gov. Scott Walker proposed freezing tuition in the University of Wisconsin System for two more years, which follows a hard cap put in place in 2013.
Those of us on the outside looking in at the state Capitol and the University of Wisconsin System?s cash-flow are eager to learn more about whether the latter is sitting on $1.7 billion in extra money or if lawmakers are simply jumping on an election-year opportunity to announce a second straight two-year tuition freeze.
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that will allow University of Wisconsin institutions to perform classified national security research.
A group of scientists and food activists is launching a Thursday to change the rules that govern seeds. They?re releasing 29 new varieties of crops under a new “open source pledge” that?s intended to safeguard the ability of farmers, gardeners and plant breeders to share those seeds freely.
Extending a tuition freeze on the University of Wisconsin System no doubt will be popular with students and their families, and making a college education more affordable is certainly a policy goal that should be pursued by state legislators and university officials alike.
Gov. Scott Walker on Friday called for extending a tuition freeze at the University of Wisconsin System by two years, citing new figures that show the System should end this fiscal year with $1.1 billion left over.
The president of the University of Wisconsin System says he wants to work with the governor and Legislature to create the best budget possible for the university. That?s how Ray Cross responded today, after Governor Scott Walker said he wanted to freeze UW tuition through the summer of 2017.
MADISON ? Gov. Scott Walker on Friday called for another two-year tuition freeze throughout the University of Wisconsin System, citing concern over a projected year-end surplus topping $1 billion.
Gov. Scott Walker called for another tuition freeze at University of Wisconsin campuses on Friday.
Sarah Mangelsdorf, dean of the college of arts and sciences at Northwestern, where she is a psychology professor, has been named UW-Madison?s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin System finished the first three quarters of fiscal year 2013-14 with more than $1.7 billion on hand and should finish the year with about $1.1 billion left over, according to data released Thursday.
Sarah Mangelsdorf, dean of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, was named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mangelsdorf will be leaving Northwestern in August to assume the position.
University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top-spending schools when it comes to research, but university administrators think its faculty and students could use a boost to turn their ideas into thriving companies.
I was one of the lucky fans who went to Dallas to see our Wisconsin Badgers take on the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Final Four.
In a partnership described as ?the Wisconsin Idea come to life,? the UW-Madison School of Education will be working with the Madison Metropolitan School District to improve the quality and diversity of teachers and principals to help close the academic achievement gap.
Denied admission to UW-Madison because you?re white or Asian? Come, join our lawsuit. That?s the pitch being made by a conservative nonprofit legal group in Washington, D.C., which on Monday launched three websites seeking students denied admission to Harvard, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill or UW-Madison.
The Project on Fair Representation, a nonprofit legal organization, is seeking plaintiffs for potential lawsuits challenging the race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The organization announced the effort on Monday.
The man behind last term?s affirmative action and voting rights challenges in the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing for more of the same.
WASHINGTON ? It was the last Monday in June, and the Supreme Court had just issued its latest decision on affirmative action. The debate was starting about how much the court had restricted the use of race in college admissions.
A group opposed to affirmative action in higher education is taking the unprecedented step of looking for plaintiffs online.
Wisconsin?s flagship public university unfairly discriminates by race when deciding whom to admit, according to a group making similar claims against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
The Project on Fair Representation, a nonprofit legal organization, is seeking plaintiffs for potential lawsuits challenging the race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The organization plans to announce the effort on Monday.
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at a southeast campus residence hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus early Sunday.
It?s been a great run for the Wisconsin Badgers ? they are back in the Final Four this weekend for the first time in years, and here?s hoping they?ll be playing for a championship Monday night.
On Monday, Downs, 65, will be one of four UW-Madison professors honored at a meeting of that same faculty senate. He and the others will receive the Hilldale Award, given in recognition of contributions to teaching, research and service on campus.
Among the many unknowns as UW-Madison students made their Final Four travel plans this week ? how to get to Arlington, Texas, where to sleep and how to return to Madison ? some, at least, had the certainty of a ticket in hand.
When Paula McAllister?s husband and son went to the Super Bowl to watch the Packers win the Lombardi Trophy a few years ago, she stayed home.
Jim Villa, a longtime friend and ally of Gov. Scott Walker, has been named vice president for university relations for the University of Wisconsin System.
Michelle Li meets the people behind the UW social media accounts that connect fans of the Badgers.
During a tour Tuesday of the Madison campus for prospective students Tuesday, father Pete Steiner had the Badgers? trip to the Final Four on his mind as he considered where his twin sons should go to college.
Two rival research groups set out in 1987 to answer a tantalizing question: Could a diet kept meager in calories pay off in longevity?
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced an overhaul Monday of the agencies responsible for finding, identifying, and returning the remains of servicemen lost in past wars. Quotes Josh Hyman, director of the University of Wisconsin’s DNA sequencing lab.
The state Senate is set to vote on a bill that would allow University of Wisconsin institutions to conduct classified national security research.
The Madison School Board on Monday approved a $1.3 million partnership with the UW-Madison aimed at expanding training and improving diversity.
Final Four tickets won?t officially be available until Monday for UW-Madison students. But the frenzied maneuvering to secure them began not long after the final buzzer sounded in Saturday night?s Badgers? 64-63 overtime win over Arizona in the NCAA men?s basketball tournament West regional in Anaheim, Calif.
ANAHEIM, Calif. ? On the eve of their West Regional final Saturday against Arizona, the Wisconsin players were ensconced in a hotel down the street from Disneyland, in a meeting room with two walls of floor-to-ceiling windows.
Madison?s State Street was filled with Badgers fans Saturday night, as thousands took to the streets to celebrate the mens basketball team?s win over Arizona to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
The Wisconsin Badger men?s basketball team is back in Madison with the NCAA West Regional trophy and a trip to the Final Four in Dallas. The team got a tumultuous reception from fans during a Kohl Center rally Sunday.
The U.S. military could save millions of dollars in transport and logistics costs when equipment returns from Afghanistan, based on a plan developed by a center headquartered at UW-Madison.
Unlike last week at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Wisconsin didnt have 18,000 red-clad backers roaring in support every move made by Bo Ryans players.
Officials from Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center have made an agreement with a national transportation research organization.
A new photo campaign at the University of Wisconsin-Madison features students calling for serious conversations about racial inclusivity on campus.
Former presidential candidate and Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. has been chosen as the speaker at UW-Madison?s combined commencement.
While a shock to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the departure of highly regarded Chancellor Michael Lovell for the top post at Marquette University will prove to be a net gain for the area, business leaders said Wednesday.
Michael Lovell may not be a Jesuit. And he may not be a priest.
Marquette University searched far and wide for its next president but ultimately found him across town.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell released this statement to students and faculty Wednesday morning after Marquette University announce him as its new president.
A snapshot of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovells career as he prepares to take over as president at Marquette University.
Football players at Northwestern University cleared a significant hurdle on Wednesday, as a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that they qualified as employees with the right to unionize.
In what could be a landmark case, a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday backed a bid by football players at Northwestern University to unionize.
Gov. Scott Walker has appointed a University of Wisconsin-Madison student to the UW System Board of Regents.
There must be something about squad car cameras in Madison. They seem to be in the right place at the right time when celestial drama occurs.
Former GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. will address graduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s commencement ceremony on May 17.
A program to turn UW-Madison discoveries into commercial companies, created just four months ago, already has more than five dozen prospects to consider.
In Madison, Araceli Alonso opened the envelope. Alonso, a native of Spain, is an associate faculty member of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and a senior lecturer in Gender and Women?s Studies.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell is expected to be named the next president of Marquette University on Wednesday ? the first layman to be president in the Jesuit university?s 132-year history, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has learned.
Susan LaBelle wasn?t seeking a job when she heard about the opening for a new head of the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations. But the more she thought about it, the more the post intrigued her.
Coach Gary Andersen has a new deal at Wisconsin with about a 15 percent raise.
