Amari Mbongwo is the community outreach coordinator for The Daily Cardinal. She has also written in-depth for campus news.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine protested student disciplinary investigations and criticized updates to university protest policy outside Gordon dining hall on Sept. 11.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) ordered pro-Palestine protesters to remove their tents on Library Mall Wednesday morning, warning protesters who interfere with the removal will face “law enforcement action.”
Tents are still up on Library Mall. It is unclear how or if UWPD and UW-Madison administration will respond.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators who organized an encampment Monday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison remained on Library Mall despite warnings from university officials that the event violated state law.
On April 11th, a panel of experts held a discussion on challenges to academic freedom and the recent DEI deal in a session hosted by UW-Madison’s Center for Humanities. This week, host Oliver Gerharz is joined by daily Cardinal reporter Amari Mbongwo to discuss her article on the panel and the issues discussed by it’s members. Articles recapped in this week’s campus news in brief segment: Free brats, mocktails headline Memorial Terrace reopening celebration Wednesday – Kate Eaton Ezra Klein unpacks the roots of American polarization in La Follette School talk – Nicholas Sinn and Noe Goldhaber Wisconsin stars AJ Storr, Chucky Hepburn finding new homes – Carlos Bello
Humanities NOW hosted a panel of experts to discuss the role of public universities and academic freedom amid a controversial “DEI deal.”
The UW-Madison chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha hosted an April 2 iftar dinner for students, staff, faculty members and their families to break their fast and share a meal together.
Student activists gathered outside Engineering Hall Monday to protest recent alleged police violence and the presence of weapon manufacturers at a campus career fair.
The graduate students union delivered a letter to Chancellor Mnookin advocating for 12 weeks of paid family leave and distributed Valentine’s Day cards detailing struggles of having a family as UW-Madison employees.
Chabad House at UW-Madison is planning an expansion to accommodate its growing student community with a proposed five-story addition.
A table with stacks of books and a sign that reads 'Refaat Alareer Memorial Library' at a pro-palestine protest on April 30, 2024.
A stack of books sits on a table during a pro-palestine protest on April 20, 2024/
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