‘Training device’ found on Arboretum walkway
By Annika Bereny | Aug. 4A Monday morning WiscAlert urged students to avoid the Arboretum as a UWPD bomb squad investigated a training grenade.
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UW-Madison suspends SJP for alleged policy violations at April protest
By Ava Menkes | Jul. 28The University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean of Students suspended the Students for Justice in Palestine for violating five university policies at an April protest against a former U.S. Ambassador.
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Police intervention during Terrace altercation prompts internal review
By Ava Menkes | Jul. 24UWPD says an internal review will take place since the use of force was above 'compliant handcuffing' after a student said the police 'heightened' a conflict.
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Unconventional UW science ethics group to host 40-year reunion town hall
By Sonia Bendre | Jul. 10Members of the 1980s UW-Madison Democratic Organization of Progressive Engineers and Scientists (DOPES) will host a town hall discussing current scientific dilemmas in Room 106 of the Pyle Center on July 11 at 2:30 p.m.
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UW-Madison eliminates Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement, moves programs, staff to other units
By Annika Bereny | Jul. 9Services and staff positions previously under the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement will be moved to other administrative units. Fewer than 10 employees previously under DDEEA were laid off today, a spokesperson said.
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Board of Regents unanimously approves 5% tuition hike amid budget pressures
By Alaina Walsh | Jul. 9The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to approve a 4% tuition increase for in-state undergraduates in the 2025–26 academic year, with an optional 1% add-on for campuses facing additional financial needs.
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Wisconsin has a new budget. Here’s what UW-Madison will receive
By Annika Bereny | Jul. 3Though state lawmakers awarded crucial funding for renovations at Dejope and Chadbourne, the University of Wisconsin-Madison fell short of funding requests for a new residence hall and demolishing the aging Mosse Humanities building.
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The Daily Cardinal named national finalist for best student newspaper in SPJ awards
By Francesca Pica and Ava Menkes | Jul. 3In 2024,The Daily Cardinal took home over 40 awards across three collegiate newspaper contests, including a national finalist spot for Best-All Around Student Newspaper by the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Young GOP campus activists stand with Trump administration through higher ed attacks
By Ellie Huber | Jun. 25From tariffs to federal higher education cuts, these Republican University of Wisconsin System students remain steadfast in their support of President Donald Trump.
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UW-Madison schools and colleges to reduce budget by five percent
By Annika Bereny | Jun. 23In an email to faculty and staff Sunday night, Chancellor Mnookin outlined budget reduction plans for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Provost Charles Isbell Jr. departs UW-Madison for University of Illinois
By Joseph Panzer | Jun. 5Isbell will become the Chancellor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his position will be temporarily filled by Senior Vice Provost John Zumbrunnen.
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How UW-Madison is responding to federal funding cuts, visa terminations
By Julia Walkowicz | Jun. 5Where the University of Wisconsin-Madison stands in the wake of recent executive action against higher education.
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A UW-Madison researcher studied social media’s impact on teens. The Trump administration cut the grant.
By Alaina Walsh | Jun. 5University of Wisconsin–Madison recently lost several federal research grants, including a $10 million project studying social media’s impact on adolescent health.
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Wiscards as valid voter ID? Student voting organization campaigns to make voting more accessible
By Natasha Hicks | Jun. 5The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Student Voters Union seeks to change how Wiscards are issued to make them a valid form of voter ID, aligning UW-Madison with other UW system schools.
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Two UW-Platteville students dead following 'isolated' shooting Monday night
By Alaina Walsh | May. 20Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville students were found dead Monday in Wilgus Hall in what university officials called a 'targeted and isolated' shooting, prompting the cancellation of final exams.
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Graduation speakers stress unity, celebrate women’s hockey win during largest UW-Madison commencement
By Iain Chang | May. 13Speakers, including University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Wall Street Journal Sports Columnist Jason Gay and student speaker Dana Tabaza, celebrated the largest graduating class in university history.
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'He welcomed me to Rome': Badgers mourn Pope Francis during Italian study abroad
By Annika Bereny | May. 3University of Wisconsin-Madison students studying abroad joined mourners in Vatican City after Pope Francis’ death.
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UHS recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month with interactive learning and support
By Ellie Huber | May. 2As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, University Health Services hosted their annual “Connect and Reflect” event Wednesday aimed at raising awareness and building community.
