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Antisemitic graffiti defaces UW campus on first day of classes

By Anthony Trombi | Sep. 8

Sidewalk chalkings containing antisemitic words written across campus on first day of classes

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Chancellor Mnookin responds to open COVID letter

By Ellie Bourdo | Sep. 8

In August, Chancellor Mnookin released a statement responding to COVID policy demands.

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UW System considers a direct admissions program for Wisconsin high school students

By Noa Chamberlin | Sep. 8

Implementing an automatic admissions policy may increase access to higher education and remove the barriers minority students face throughout the college process.

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UW-Madison in-state tuition frozen for another year

By Beth Shoop | Sep. 8

The UW System Board of Regents voted to extend the tuition freeze to in-state undergraduates for the 2022-23 academic year 

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UW Health nurses vote to strike unless union is recognized

By Madeleine Afonso | Sep. 3

Hundreds of UW Health nurses voted to go on strike unless the health system recognizes the union and engages in dialogue.

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UW System announces Wisconsin Tuition Promise for underserved Wisconsinites

By Chris Lopez-Henriquez | Aug. 23

The University of Wisconsin System announced the Wisconsin Tuition Promise Wednesday, a program that will allow first-generation and low-income Wisconsin students to attend the UW System’s 12 universities for free. 

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Chancellor Mnookin kicks off first day as chancellor with ice cream on Bascom Hill

By Drake White-Bergey | Aug. 5

Chancellor Mnookin is eager to acknowledge the university’s past while looking forward to preparing for the future as she joins the UW-Madison community.

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UW-Madison unlikely to provide abortion medication despite growing demand

By Madeleine Afonso | Aug. 4

The university provides healthcare to students within the boundaries of state and federal laws, but abortion medication falls outside of those services. 

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UW-Madison responds to rise of COVID-19 cases in Dane County

By Ellie Bourdo | Aug. 4

UW-Madison continues to monitor the rise of COVID-19 cases in Dane County.

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University of Wisconsin medical students examine state’s future after reinstatement of 173-year-old abortion ban

By Claire LaLiberte | Aug. 4

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has far-reaching implications for healthcare in the state of Wisconsin and across the nation. Current medical students are looking to understand the future of the state’s public health landscape.

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Former Chancellor Rebecca Blank steps down from Northwestern position following cancer diagnosis

By Gavin Escott | Jul. 11

UW leaders reacted to Blank’s announcement with an outpouring of grief and support. 

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UWPD requests hate crime enhancer for recent report

By Madeleine Afonso | Jul. 11

A recent verbal attack on an Asian UW staff member prompts UWPD to request a hate crime enhancer to be added to the offense.  

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Updated: Asian international student assaulted near campus Tuesday, campus community rallies to #StopAsianHate

By Gavin Escott | Jun. 23

Violent incidents on campus and downtown have fueled fears that these could be racially-motivated attacks

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ASM convenes for an emergency meeting in response to anti-Asian hate crimes near campus

By Claire LaLiberte | Jun. 22

Campus community members impacted by anti-Asian hate crimes voice their opinions in the emergency meeting

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UW-Madison researchers continue to make significant advances over the summer

By Beth Shoop | Jun. 9

Research developments over the summer cover a wide range of fields including Australian heritage, COVID-19, structural brain change and cancer treatments.

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Study abroad, the Wisconsin Experience

By Ellie Bourdo | Jun. 9

Daniel Gold, the Director of International Academic Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, emphasized the importance of study abroad in students’ college experience.

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UW-Madison students raise concern over the lack of free menstrual products on campus

By Katrina Kallas | Jun. 9

The University of Wisconsin-Madison University Health Services and Division of Facility Planning & Management have not received complaints about the lack of period products in campus restrooms despite some students' concern.

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Jennifer Mnookin selected as new UW-Madison Chancellor

By Gavin Escott | May. 16

‘Incredibly Excited:’ Mnookin vows to make UW stronger in cooperation with campus community.  

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‘One last chance to ‘Jump Around’’: The Class of 2022 graduates at Camp Randall

By Hope Karnopp | May. 14

The spring weather gave the Class of 2022, their families and their friends a warm welcome to Camp Randall for the University of Wisconsin-Madison spring commencement on Saturday, May 14.

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Chancellor Rebecca Blank says goodbye to UW-Madison

By Anthony Trombi | May. 13

In Chancellor Blank’s final remarks at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she expressed pride in how the school has moved forward in the past decade and the honor to have served every day in her position.