A proposed ordinance would prohibit the Madison Police Department from obtaining equipment through the "1033 Program," a federal program that allows law enforcement agencies to acquire military gear.
UW-Madison is not listed among the UW system campuses that will reimburse students and families for segregated student fees.
A resolution passed by the Dane County Board of Supervisors calling to send UW-Madison students home and move to fully remote learning faced opposition from the university, amid increased enrollment numbers and housing contract cancellations.
City leaders have announced all the community-selected appointees ahead of the Tuesday City Council meeting.
Supervisors support the resolution but do not believe the County Board has the authority to make demands of the university.
UW-Madison, the College of Menominee Nation and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College have been awarded a grant to support Native American students along their educational paths.
Due to the economic hardships of COVID-19, UW-Madison announced full and partial layoffs of 35 people in its Division of Continuing Studies, or around 18% of its staff.
A new policy in the Madison Metropolitan School District that would allow staff to use transgender students’ preferred names and pronouns without consulting parents has been halted amid a temporary injunction after facing a conservative advocacy group’s legal challenges.
As Madisonians prepare to cast their ballots in this year’s presidential election, residents must also decide whether or not they support the Madison Metropolitan School District’s Future Ready Referenda.
Blank spoke with student journalists about the campus reopening, racial injustice and tensions between the UW and local officials
The Plaza tavern’s GoFundMe campaign likely to reach $75,000 goal after just one week.
On Sept. 28, the Nicholas Recreational Center opened the doors to many of its facilities for UW-Madison students.
Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen visited Madison on Saturday as part of her “Real Change for Real People” campaign tour to promote her platform as a third party candidate.
The Friday event proceeded as planned amid calls from GOP legislators to cancel.
In a recent interview with Diverse Issues in Higher Education, UW-Madison’s Jerlando Jackson attributed long-standing racial inequalities as causes for recent protests in Kenosha, Wis., after the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, by a police officer.
In its latest poll, the UW-Madison Elections Research Center found that Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads in three battleground states over incumbent President Donald Trump as the November Presidential election nears.
Fraternity leaders say that UW administrators were not in contact with them to prevent the spread of COVID-19, contrary to statements from university officials.
The Madison Police Department spent nearly $20,000 on tear gas, pepper spray, foam bullets and other riot control materials in response to protests after the death of George Floyd from May 30 to June 1, according to an open records request.
UW-Madison hosts its largest student body and second largest freshman class on record despite pandemic-related concerns.
The Finance Committee voted to approve the program that could fund 48 body cameras for police officers.
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