Until now, I have refrained from commenting on the law school controversy involving what happened in UW Law School professor Leonard Kaplan’s classroom, because I believe discussion — while sometimes uncomfortable — is part of what a strong university should offer and tolerate.
Until now, I have refrained from commenting on the law school controversy involving what happened in UW Law School professor Leonard Kaplan’s classroom, because I believe discussion — while sometimes uncomfortable — is part of what a strong university should offer and tolerate.
Free expression is a cornerstone of UW-Madison.
Conservative commentator Ann Althouse told a statewide radio audience Friday that Ziegler’s approach to conflicts of interest makes her question the conservative jurist’s fitness for the high court.
Althouse, a political blogger and UW-Madison law professor, said on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Week in Review” that “the more (conflict cases) there are, the worse it gets.” She criticized Ziegler’s public statements to an audience in Spring Green that she uses a “gut check” to decide when she’s got a conflict of interest.
Quoted: Charles Franklin, political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Allan Odden, co-director of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Consortium for Policy Research in Education, who was a consultant during development of the pilot program.
Quoted: Thomas J. Archdeacon, a University of Wisconsin-Madison history professor and immigration policy expert.
The UW System has significantly reduced the online availability of salary data for faculty members.
Since December, the salaries of individual professors are no longer accessible through the Internet, though data will be provided upon request.
Quoted: Ron Carda, physical education professor at the University of Wisconsinâ??Madison and Ph.D. in exercise physiology, said there should be two basic goals for the first six weeks of any new exercise regimen.
Quoted: Stanley Kutler, Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a nationally recognized expert in the presidency.
MADISON, Wis. — President George W. Bush is calling on a former University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor to co-lead an investigation into the country’s military hospitals.
Donna Shalala, who was the secretary of Health and Human Services during the Clinton administration, along with former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole will guide a probe into the problems at the nation’s military hospitals, including Walter Reed Army Medical Center, WISC-TV reported.
Director of UW-Madisonâ??s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Frances Westley announced her resignation Tuesday, effective June 30.
Madison is the No. 1 city to walk in for exercise, according to new rankings released by Prevention Magazine.
The director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies announced her resignation after two years of service to the University of Wisconsin.
Members standing on polar opposite sides of the separation of church and state debate recreated the age-old whirlwind of controversy at a panel discussion Tuesday night in Memorial Union.
Brisk, winter winds are common throughout Madison this time of year, but due to the growth and expansion of the city, taller buildings built closely next to one another are to blame for the numerous wind tunnels.
Quoted: Beverly Gordon, chair of the environment, textiles and design department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, thinks the interest in Lucite, first big on shoes in the 1950s, could be a commentary on the modern attitude towar
Quoted: Dr. J. Louis Hinshaw, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
UW-Madison law professor Ann Althouse authors a column on blogging.
Quoted: Dr. Jim Conway, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist at UW-Madison.
More hurricanes are striking the Atlantic Ocean, an historically low area of activity, according to a new study released by scientists from the University of Wisconsin and National Climate Data Center.
A group of higher-education scholars met Thursday to discuss new ways to integrate various academic disciplines at the University of Wisconsin.
A woman alleging she was sexually assaulted at a campus fraternity party spoke with a University of Wisconsin advisor shortly after a police investigation began, according to a representative from a campus support organization.
Quoted: Janet Gilmore, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of landscape architecture and folklore.
Quoted: Mark Rank, a professor of social welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mark Bugher, director of the University Research Park and chairman of Madison’s Economic Development Commission, said the idea fit in with efforts to think of economic development in terms of the overall region.
“I think it’s inevitable that the (two) communities will be joined from an economic development perspective,” Bugher said. “I think it can only help Milwaukee and Madison both.”
Second-generation Hmong and those known as the 1.5 generation – they were born in Laos and moved to the United States at a young age – are becoming increasingly vocal and visible in standing up for their heritage and demanding respect.
Q: Why do people in Wisconsin say “soda” while people in other parts of the country say “pop”?
A: Interestingly, this is the most frequent question put to staff at UW-Madison’s Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), says senior scientist Luanne von Schneidemesser.
A panel of Madison-area entrepreneurs shared their business experiences Wednesday in an effort to tap into the young minds of University of Wisconsin students and promote entrepreneurial awareness.
Dr. Charles Franklin, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently paid a visit to Loyola University to deliver a speech on the 2008 presidential primaries. “You might say [it is] a little early [for talk of the primaries] but not really,” Franklin said.
At the Stetson Law and Higher Education Conference Feb. 19, representatives from colleges and universities around the nation attended an information session about strategies for avoiding liability for negligent management of emergency situations.
More than a quarter of Wisconsin school districts responding to a statewide survey have considered consolidation or dissolution as a result of budget shortfalls in the past few years.
A column by Ned Blackhawk says today is a sad day in American-Indian — and American — history.
On that day 130 years ago, the federal government broke its own laws and eventually used military force to seize illegally the once vast reservation homelands of Lakota communities known as the Black Hills. Blackhawk is associate professor of history and American Indian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Dr. Patrick Remington, a University of Wisconsin-Madison epidemiologist.
From the stories coming out about a University of Wisconsin law professor, it seems that UW-Madison has its very own tenured Michael Richards. Unlike Richards, however, UW law professor Leonard Kaplanâ??s remarks targeted Wisconsinâ??s Hmong minority. Also unlike Richards, Kaplanâ??s remarks, however insensitive they may seem in the lack of context in which we are seeing them, were not racist.
Low-income students continue to face increasing difficulties with getting into college and having the resources to complete a degree, according to new research conducted at the University of Wisconsin.
Patrizio Piraino and Matthew Steinberg, researchers from the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, have been dissecting the factors contributing to the decline in enrollment of lower-income students.
University of Wisconsin Law Professor Leonard Kaplan has faced accusations of making derogatory remarks about the Hmong community in his class, and now he could face questions about his position as a tenured professor.
UW Political Science Professor Donald Downs said since Kaplan is tenured, he is able to take more risks with his lectures than when he served as an assistant professor.
Quoted: Mark Rank, professor of social welfare
IT can take years, sometimes decades, for the commercial applications of a scientific or intellectual breakthrough to become apparent â?? like the notion that brainless bacteria communicate through networks to cause diseases that can also wreak social or economic havoc. [. . .]
Quorum sensing has captured the interest of a new generation of scientific researchers. One of them is Helen E. Blackwell, an organic chemist and an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She received her bachelorâ??s in chemistry in 1994, when quorum sensing was on the rise, and then earned a doctorate in organic chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and received a post-doctoral appointment at Harvard, but she did not hear of quorum sensing until she joined the faculty at Wisconsin in 2002.
During his tenure on the federal bench, U.S. District Judge John Shabaz has forged a reputation for being in complete control of his courtroom.
While criticized for dealing out harsh sentences, he’s known for his keenness of mind, his unparalleled work ethic, his ability to get to the core of an issue. But some attorneys say Shabaz’s legendary capabilities are not always evident now, his intimidating presence diminished.
….A UW legal scholar, who also spoke to The Capital Times on the condition of anonymity because the scholar regularly writes recommendations for judicial clerkships, says if their observations are valid, the attorneys have reason for concern.
Quoted: Mark Rank, a professor of social welfare at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Quoted: Ed Jesse, a University of Wisconsin dairy economist.
Quoted: Sandy Wilcox, 64, president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, which helped the Madison-based university raise $1.9 billion in a six-year campaign that ended Dec. 31, surpassing its goal by 24 percent.
Quoted: Dr. Richard Illgen, co-director of the UW Madison Joint Replacement Program
The room was almost silent, completely absent of all sounds typical of a university classroom setting. There were no backpack zippers. No dropping lecture trays. No papers shuffling. Instead the instructorâ??s sole voice at the front of the room was heard over the heavy exhaling of her 10 students dressed in leotards, tights and tank tops.
A state lawmaker introduced legislation Monday that would make Election Day in November a state holiday.
In a symbol of political protest against the alleged genocide in Sudan, Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill Wednesday that aims to divest state funds from companies associated with the countryâ??s central government.
Quoted: Morton Ann Gernsbacher, a cognitive psychologist who specializes in autism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Dr. David Robago, University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: Alta Charo, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who served as a bioethics adviser to Clinton.
A panel of experts met with students Tuesday evening to discuss current and past issues surrounding the world of public radio.
Wisconsin users of the popular iTunes music downloading service will be required to pay new state taxes next year for every song, music video or television episode purchased â?? at least under the current version of Gov. Jim Doyleâ??s proposed budget.
Warmer temperatures Monday left some University of Wisconsin students sitting in lecture halls boasting a few new leaks.
With nearly 500,000 deer killed, the 2006 deer-hunting season recorded the third highest harvest in Wisconsin history, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
A state Senate committee is expected to approve legislation today in an effort to further attract the lucrative film production industry to Wisconsin later this year.
Quoted: Virginia Sapiro, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin.
In the war for survival, it pays for males to choose their battles wisely, especially when food and females are involved. The poor guy who makes the mistake of picking a fight and losing is unlikely to attract many mates. For animals, the ability to determine one’s rank among competitors without direct contact reduces needless fighting and wasted energy. Now, Stanford scientists say fish are capable of deducing how they stack up against the competition by simply watching fellow tank-mates duke it out.
Quoted: Ex-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, a former U.S. senator from New Mexico now with the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Quoted: Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
The measure approved by the House on Friday criticizing President Bush’s plan to increase troop levels in Iraq was an especially substantive nonbinding resolution, compared with the topics that usually get such treatment.
Others introduced in the House this term include those honoring sports teams and expressing sorrow at the death of Gerald Ford, said David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison who specializes in the U.S. Congress.
At my suggestion last Sunday, readers went to www. vetomatic.com. vetomatic.com to see just how crazy the “Frankenstein” veto power is.
The Web site, created by UW- Madison mechanical engineering student Dale Emmons, let’s anyone pretend to be governor with the most powerful veto pen in the nation. All of the laws proposed above could have been accomplished with elaborate vetoes, according to the Veto-Matic — “Wisconsin’s premier supplier of partial-veto automation software.”
