With a large number of the most hostile and unequal cities in the country for black residents, experts in Wisconsin look for answers in history and solutions in policy.
Ald. David Ahrens announced Tuesday he would not be running for re-election this spring. Ahrens has represented District 15 since 2013.
The plan will require faculty to disclose employees’ sexual misconduct histories to future employers during reference checks, share information across campuses and make sexual misconduct investigations part of their own hiring process, in an effort to end the phenomenon that some have called “passing the harasser.”
Students escaped the cold, snowy night and gathered in the Multicultural Student Center Lounge Wednesday to engage in a Deconstructing Rape Culture workshop, a collaboration between PAVE and Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity.
In response to the prevalence of homelessness in the Madison community, Porchlight Executive Director Karla Thennes visited UW-Madison to discuss her work in homelessness prevention.
Incoming Gov. Tony Evers continues to assert his commitment to progressive health care reform, a potential harbinger of partisan battles down the road.
Empowered voices and heavy hearts carried on the chant, “no one is illegal, refugees are people,” while standing on the edge of State Street Tuesday evening. Community members gathered for a rally supporting the Central American migrant caravan of those who are seeking asylum in the U.S.
One year after the establishment of the Interagency Council of Homelessness, the group has released a plan to coordinate and expand efforts to combat homelessness in Wisconsin.
In response to what he says is an unacceptable situation, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced Tuesday that he would take the “extraordinary step” of assigning one of his deputy mayors to oversee a west side apartment complex.
As two- and four-year colleges across the UW System navigate a transitional year of restructuring and mergers, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Platteville are attempting to streamline tuition, courses and employment resources at their transformed universities.
The Student Services Finance Committee began talks to use the multi-million dollar university reserve fund in its meeting Monday.
State Republican leaders contemplate shifting 2020 presidential primary election date, but Democrats and local officials express concern.
In the wake of the climate report issued by the federal government last week, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said the county’s work on renewable energy usage could be the model for the rest of the country’s fight against climate change. The Trump Administration released the Fourth National Climate Assessment, which warns of dire consequences if the U.S. does nothing to curb the effects of climate change, on Black Friday, ahead of its scheduled December release date.
Research conducted by a UW-Madison neurology professor and his team indicates there could be a way to slow or reverse multiple sclerosis disease. The team’s research, led by professor Ian Duncan, which has been ongoing for nearly eight years, aims to repair the central nervous system in people with myelin disorders, particularly targeting MS.
Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen will visit UW-Madison this week to recognize the university’s No. 1-ranking campus program.
Despite diminishing enrollment rates throughout UW System universities, UW-Green Bay has seen a gradual upswing in students for five consecutive years.
The grant program, which was announced last February, is designed to cover remaining UW-Madison tuition costs should other forms of financial aid fall short. Families who make less than $56,000 a year are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which is completely supported through private gifts to the university.
After the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Milwaukee native Sandra Parks, who wrote an award-winning essay on gun violence, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin emphasizes the need to continue her work.
A group of Baraboo High School students who appeared to give a Nazi salute in a viral photo last week will not be punished for their actions, the school district said. In a letter sent to parents Wednesday, Baraboo School District Administrator Lori Mueller said the students were protected from punishment by free speech.
More than 100 people from the Madison community gathered at the Pyle Center to discuss impacts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests that occurred across Wisconsin in late September. UW-Madison’s Asian American Studies Program hosted an event called “Four Days of Terror, Four Days of Hope” Tuesday to spread awareness about the recent ICE arrests and bring hope as well as action to the community. From Sept. 21-24, ICE deportation officers arrested 83 immigrants throughout Wisconsin, and 20 of those were residents of the Dane County area. “Today is a very special opportunity for us to learn about parts of our community that are unseen,” said Armando Ibarra, director of the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies program at UW-Madison. “This is a place of learning and a place of respect.”
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