UW-Madison hopes to pilot a program that would slash student textbook prices by large margins, according to a university official.
Although the UW System has notched a series of recent victories, UW System Student Representatives continued their lobby efforts at the state Capitol Monday.
Two former UW-Madison academic staff are suing the state for declining to cover necessary gender reassignment medical treatment under their state employee insurance coverage.
Construction on the long-anticipated Hamel Music Center, the university’s new concert hall and rehearsal venue, has begun on the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue.
Despite an April Fools joke teasing about headliners Migos and Noname playing the Revelry Music and Arts Festival, the event has been permanently cancelled. Wisconsin Union Directorate Music Committee student leaders voted to discontinue Revelry following declining interest in the event in recent years, according to WUD Communications Director Shauna Breneman. She said the committee will introduce a new festival—WUDstock—in its place.
UW-Madison alumnus Matthew Desmond’s book was not only the pick for Go Big Read this year, but also for a Pulitzer. His book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” won a Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, according to a UW-Madison news release. “Evicted”—the UW-Madison Go Big Read book for the 2016-2017 program—follows the stories of eight Milwaukee families as they deal with the loss of their homes.
Republican legislation that would end an agreement between the UW System and Planned Parenthood, and potentially impact the school’s training process for women’s health specialists, has sparked concerns from university officials.
A man walking through a downtown park Sunday night was robbed at gunpoint by two men, according to the Madison Police Department. The robbery occurred around 10:20 p.m.
The event will be held in the Lake Mendota Room of Dejope Hall from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election chances are “mixed,” but Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is “in a more difficult place,” according to a UW-Madison expert.
The Memorial Union Terrace will kick off its 2017 summer season with a set of opening day festivities from 2 to 5 p.m. for students, staff and community members.
And this spring, this persuasion was focused on UW-Madison’s student government elections, as the group was in contact with and provided campaign materials for conservative candidates running for positions in the Associated Students of Madison.
Following a nearly year-long battle over late Antonin Scalia’s justice seat, U.S. Senate Republicans emerged victorious as Judge Neil Gorsuch was sworn in Monday.
The Office of Compliance aims to have the investigation completed within 90 days, since it was filed by a student.
Standing and shouting to disrupt a Board of Regents meeting February 2016, a group of students who were a part of the BlackOut movement read a list of six demands aimed at improving diversity and inclusion at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison’s Relay for Life, held at the Camp Randall Sports Center, attracted nearly 625 participants. Funds raised from the event went to the national CAC organization, which has raised $50,000 since September to donate to cancer research.
A burglary of a gun store Tuesday has escalated into a nation-wide search for Joseph Jakubowsky, a Janesville-area man who has reportedly threatened to carry out an attack on an undisclosed location.
A panhandling ordinance prohibiting people from loitering on medians of busy roadways and intersecting streets is set to take effect in Madison Monday.
UW-Madison Police Department responded to reports of disorderly conduct from a patient claiming to be armed at University Hospital Saturday, according to an incident report. An individual barricaded himself in a patient room and claimed he had a gun, according to the report.
The goal of the group is to connect first generation students within the English Department and build a support network, according to Redfield. She said they hope members will participate in career workshops as well as visits from first-generation faculty and staff. Gallagher said she is compiling resources and is hoping to have networking events and similar programs.
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