Over half of the food found in the university’s dining halls can be categorized as “local.” But the administrators in charge of dining are looking to make that percentage even higher.
Abby Streu is no moderate — an unapologetic conservative on UW-Madison’s campus and the leader of a prominent right-wing student organization, she has worked to bring numerous high-profile conservative speakers to a campus traditionally seen as a bastion of liberalism. But when asked about President Donald Trump, her reaction is lukewarm.
UW-Madison researchers may have fewer obstacles when seeking funding from private entities and nonprofit organizations.
Legislation that would have allowed Student Council to vote on resolutions at the same meeting that they’re being introduced was shot down Tuesday, forcing the body to continue with their previous bylaw.
Administrators and faculty felt blindsided by UW System’s proposal to pair two-year schools with four-year schools last month and still have unanswered questions.
Continuing a trend found on other college campuses, a poster reading “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE” was found taped to a lamp post on Bascom Hill earlier this week.
The Wisconsin Union is partnering with the UW-Madison classes of 1963 and 1967 to open a new digital kiosk this Saturday that will tell the stories of fallen UW-Madison soldiers.
After a Student Judiciary ruling granted the Multicultural Student Coalition an opportunity to make their case to the Student Services Finance Committee for general student services funding, the group used outdated information and lacked several necessary documents in their presentation Monday.
Amid a battle over free speech on the UW-Madison campus, the university's campus-wide climate survey revealed that politically conservative students were more likely than liberal students to feel safe on campus.
UW-Stout’s student government is asking the Board of Regents to reconsider a plan to merge UW-Barron County, a two-year college, with UW-Eau Claire, a four-year college, as part of a restructuring of the UW System.
For some UW-Madison students, last week’s campus-wide climate survey results were no surprise. Survey data showed that while 81 percent of UW-Madison’s overall student population often feel welcome on campus, just 69 percent of LGBQ students, 67 percent of students with a disability and 65 percent of black students feel similarly.
A campus faculty and staff group is circling a petition alleging that two faculty assistants were not hired as retaliation against their involvement in last years’ faculty assistant campaign for equal pay.
A line snaked around Engineering Mall in Thursday’s rainy weather as students and community members waited hours in the cold for the chance to receive a free Google Home Mini. “I feel really good, it’s always worth the experience no matter the wait,” said UW-Madison sophomore Allison McDougal, who waited almost two hours, and opted out of studying for an exam for the chance to win a free device.
An 18-year-old who allegedly entered UW-Madison residence halls twice and took photos of women inside bathrooms is set to go to a mental health facility.
In June of 2017, right after students left school for the summer, the Wisconsin state Assembly passed a bill called “The Free Speech Resolution” (SB 250), a policy that would punish students disrupting speakers on campus by threatening suspension and expulsion.
Within the next three years, private donations through this endowment will rival the combined contribution of tuition dollars and state funding to UW-Madison’s revenue. This is the school’s only growing revenue source, but the foundation hasn’t grown nearly enough to make up for that gap left by lacking state contributions. A study done by the university found that among peer institutions, UW-Madison was last in terms of revenue growth.
The UW System’s announcement that it plans to merge each of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges with a nearby four-year university to combat declining enrollment was met with skepticism from many student leaders across the state.
UW-Madison released results from its first-ever campus climate survey, and data told school officials what they already knew from anecdotes — underrepresented students have a significantly less positive perception of how welcoming the university is.
A man with a gun has been reported at the Law Library in Bascom Mall, according to a UW-Madison WiscAlert issued at 11:44 a.m.
A sexual assault reportedly occurred in a southeast residence hall this past Saturday, according to a UW-Madison Crime Alert.
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