Newly appointed Mandarin-speaking counselor strives to expand mental health services
By Tiffany Huang | Nov. 8, 2018Newly appointed UHS counselor Wei-Chiao Hsu looks to provide mental health services to more international students at UW-Madison.
Newly appointed UHS counselor Wei-Chiao Hsu looks to provide mental health services to more international students at UW-Madison.
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Chancellor Rebecca Blank, along with presidents from Rutgers and Princeton Universities, called on the Department of Education to protect the rights of transgender people in education policy.
Former MLB commissioner and Milwaukee Brewers founder Allan “Bud” Selig will give the commencement speech for UW-Madison’s winter graduating class in December. Selig, a Milwaukee native, founded the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970 and served as Commissioner of Baseball from 1992 until his retirement in 2015. He graduated from UW-Madison in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in American history and political science.
Days after a white supremacist murdered 11 people in Pittsburgh, in what is being considered the most deadly act of anti-Semitism on American soil, the UW-Madison campus is still reeling.
A man who allegedly tried to rob a UW-Madison student on campus Sunday afternoon was arrested later that same day after surveillance footage was used to identify him.
As the school home to famous creative thinkers such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lorraine Hansberry, UW Madison stands as a strong supporter of the arts.
Charlie Koczela, Executive Director of Slow Food UW, is hoping a new online free meal request platform launched last Tuesday will help build those alleyways, and that the expansion will make the Pay it Forward initiative more accessible for more people. Monday’s Family Dinner Night event will mark the first dinner where guests will be able to request free meals in advance.
UW-Madison ranked as the top university in the 2018 Fulbright-Hays Awards with seven students being awarded grants that will help further their research abroad.
The fields glowed pink in the last streaks of daylight as students and community members gathered in the Eagle Heights Community Gardens to celebrate the harvest and the end of the growing season with F.H.
Students who live in some off-campus neighborhoods will be able to receive WiscAlerts for crimes in their areas while police pilot a new notification system over the next six months, the UW-Madison Police Department announced last week.
Quintez Cephus, the Badgers wide receiver who was suspended from the team following two counts of sexual assault, announced he is bringing federal charges against UW-Madison for violating his constitutional rights to a fair investigation.
Campus activists are calling on the Gender and Women’s study program to change the name of their class “Women and Their Bodies in Health and Disease,” arguing that the name excludes and marginalizes trans and nonbinary students.
UW-Madison released its 2018 TV spot during Saturday’s football game, featuring themes of challenge and achievement.
On Thursday, UW-Madison students and community members participated in the #CancelKavanaugh Walkout Against Sexual Assault in response to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s trial.
Students of color report feeling isolated on UW-Madison’s predominantly white campus, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math classes.
The Hoofer Marina Project is now underway, set to remodel the Memorial Union lakefront marina funded by nearly $2 million in donations.
In addition to worries over facility security, students and staff also expressed concern about student athletes’ access to health care, including mental health care, and reporting protocol. The results, which were gathered by Assistant Athletic Director Walter Dickey per the request of UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez, will help the department prioritize programming improvements in coming years.
UW-Madison will no longer receive $506 million in damages from Apple Inc, after the tech giant won a federal appeal against the university over patent rights for a computer processor Friday, according to a report by Reuters.
Despite drops in voter turnout, UW-Madison students and faculty are taking steps to get more people to the polls this November.
A new initiative meant to enhance the faculty recruitment process by attracting staff from underrepresented populations was introduced at the Faculty of Color reception Tuesday.