UW-Madison to offer Flex Option course
By Adelina Yankova | Dec. 9, 2013University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon offer programs consistent with the format of UW Flexible Option, UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross said Friday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon offer programs consistent with the format of UW Flexible Option, UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross said Friday.
The University Of Wisconsin System Board of Regents acknowledged its appreciation for retiring System President Kevin Reilly Friday.
Throughout his life, Nelson Mandela achieved more than any one man could ever be expected to accomplish. From leading a nation out of apartheid to persistently advocating for peace and forgiveness, to serving 27 years in prison for his beliefs, he left behind a legacy that can never be matched.
A single University Curriculum Committee will now assess changes to courses at University of Wisconsin-Madison instead of four separate committees, according to a release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison introduced a new alcohol policy for UW-sponsored events Thursday, including three major changes to the individual permit process.
Gov. Scott Walker spoke to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Thursday concerning the need to fill degree-requiring positions in the state.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee approved Badger Catholic’s 2014-’15 budget in a unanimous decision Thursday.
A member of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Associated Students of Madison was elected as chair of a new recruitment and outreach committee in a tight election Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Donald Downs said Wednesday he was “very surprised and honored” when the university asked him to deliver the Dec. 22 Winter Commencement speech.
Writer Max Brooks, the world’s foremost expert on zombies, spoke to a crowd of approximately 500 University of Wisconsin-Madison students, community members and zombie aficionados Tuesday as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison senior will attend graduate school in London next year, after winning a competitive scholarship.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students who are apprehensive about studying abroad will have an opportunity to take a test-run study abroad trip starting next summer, according to a Division of International Studies press release Tuesday.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department recovered a stolen piece of art with the help of the public and cited the suspect, according to a release.
Orhan Pamuk, a recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in literature, spoke at Union South Monday about his novel “Snow” and the importance of retaining individuality within one’s culture as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Although the University of Wisconsin System has experienced declining enrollment in teaching training programs, UW-Madison strays from the trend, a School of Education official said.
A search and screen committee will meet Friday, Saturday and Sunday to interview candidates to replace University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank introduced the idea of splitting a Vice Chancellorship into two positions for next year at a University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate meeting Monday.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved a budget for Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment Monday.
The final Badger home football game of the 2013 season Saturday against Penn State saw a high number of all-around rambunctious behavior, as well as a University of Wisconsin-Madison student streaking on the playing field.
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and 2014 Rhodes Scholar Drew Birrenkott will continue his studies at Oxford University in England after graduation, but as a true Wisconsin native, he said there are certain things he will miss.