Prior to capping off an election night of blue wave in Wisconsin, Governor-elect Tony Evers vocalized his desire to fill the empty space on the UW System Board of Regents.
A British political philosopher at UW-Madison discussed the aims of higher education and problems of morality and justice early Tuesday evening in Lathrop Hall. Professor Harry Brighouse mainly spoke about equity in education and the impacts of poor teaching on college and graduate students. Brighouse said that people normally discuss issues regarding enrollment, admission and financial aid, but another issue is campus climate: how comfortable is the climate for different races, nationalities and social classes.
The 2018 Open Doors Report showed UW-Madison led U.S. institutions in the number two spot for participation in semester-long study abroad programs, and 16th in the nation for overall study abroad participation. The report is published every year by the Institute of International Education at the start of International Education Week.
Despite a general uptick in the performance of most schools throughout the state, a new report from the Department of Public Instruction shows the socioeconomic roots of gaps in academic performance.
Abuse and trafficking survivors could have see increased difficulty applying for asylum in the U.S., Wisconsin advocacy groups warn.
Columbia professor Mae Ngai came to campus Tuesday to discuss the Chinese Question: Gold Rushes and Global Politics.
A new student organization at UW-Madison encouraging women to get involved with public service and run for office will host its first meeting next month.
With a few minor reductions along the way, the Student Services Finance Committee voted to grant the Campus Women’s Center their $71,911.50 operating budget for the 2019-’20 biennium in an unanimous vote Monday.
French, German, geography, geoscience, history and two art majors remain scheduled for removal. After the initial announcement last spring, ensuing faculty retirements and resignations resulting from deficits and decreasing enrollment allowed university officials to maintain the remaining seven majors.
Despite winning more than half of the votes in state elections, systemic advantages handed Democrats only one-third of the seats in the state Assembly.
The Baraboo School District is investigating a photo released on social media showing dozens of its high school students giving what appears to be a Nazi salute on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. The photo, supposedly taken before last semester’s junior prom, received national attention after it was posted to Twitter Sunday evening.
Following months of planning and drafting, Madison’s city council will vote Tuesday to adopt the capital and operating budgets for 2019. The capital budget — funded mostly by borrowing and grants from the federal and state governments — provides for city projects, improvements, and maintenance.
Candidates running for 132 state-level Wisconsin offices spent nearly $11 million in total on their campaigns, an analysis of pre-election reports filed with the Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System performed by The Daily Cardinal revealed. One hundred sixty state Assembly candidates and 30 state Senate candidates’ combined total campaign disbursements were $10,990,854.24, according to available data.
This year marks the 19th year that the U.S Department of State and the U.S Department of Education are joining forces to create International Education Week, which spans campuses including UW-Madison. IEW, held Nov. 12-16, will celebrate the advantages of international education and exchange worldwide.
March For Our Lives Madison hosted a vigil celebrating the lives lost in yet another mass shooting. A crowd of roughly 20 UW-Madison students and community members gathered on Library Mall Sunday to mourn the loss of the 12 people killed at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California on Nov. 7.
A century after the armistice was signed to end World War I, UW System students and faculty united to learn about methods for expanding accessibility to veterans across university campuses.
UW-Madison student organizations will celebrate Veterans Day with events held at the Memorial Union and libraries on campus.
Now in its third year, UW-Green Bay is partaking in a restoration project that seeds wild rice in various sites of the bay to improve ecosystems and strengthen coastal wetland habitats.
In response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation at the request of President Trump, hundreds of Madison residents concerned with the protection of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation rallied on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol Thursday evening. Sessions, who had recused himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia, resigned as Attorney General Wednesday, with his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker replacing him.
Former UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala won a seat in the southern Florida congressional election, after flipping the typically Republican-held House district Tuesday.
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