Conventions expert from UW weighs in on RNC, DNC
By Negassi Tesfamichael | Jul. 15, 2016For many convention-goers, the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
For many convention-goers, the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
With the Republican National Convention starting Monday, here are five things to watch as thousands of delegates, media and observers flock to Cleveland.
Donald Trump announced Friday that he has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has his vice presidential pick
UW-Madison’s Multicultural Student Center received criticism for offering separate discussion groups for white and minority students and staff in the Red Gym Monday evening. The MSC offered four meetings: two for white students and staff, and two for students and staff of color.
UW-Madison administration selected a new bursar to head the office that collects student tuition and fee revenue, according to a Wednesday release from the university.
UW-Madison has selected Leslie Orrantia as the university’s next director of community relations, according to a Monday press release.
The Associated Students of Madison will launch four new positions this Fall in hopes to better understand the needs of marginalized groups on campus.
While Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders control the headlines, 2016 is also an important year for state-level elections.
UW-Madison campus broke ground on its remodel in the summer of 2012 with the first phases of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project.
Roughly 200 demonstrators marched throughout Madison Sunday to protest police officers killing Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, which occurred last week in Baton Rouge, La.
A Republican legislator said Thursday that the entire UW System could face consequences for an article on gay men’s sexual preferences assigned to a class of UW-Madison sociology students this week.
Italian authorities detained a man Tuesday suspected of murdering 19-year-old UW-Madison student Beau Solomon.
Family members confirmed Monday the body recently found in the Tibet river is missing 19-year-old UW-Madison sophomore Beau Solomon, according to Channel 3000.
UW-Madison sophomore Beau Solomon went missing late Thursday night while studying abroad in Rome, Italy at John Cabot University.
University Housing was alerted in April by Dane County Health that a child residing in the complex had elevated lead levels in their blood.
Genele Laird, an 18-year-old black woman whose forcible arrest by Madison Police Department officers Tuesday was captured on a video that quickly went viral, will enter into a restorative justice program, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said during a press conference Friday.
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling announced her retirement Wednesday.
The Madison Police Department arrested an 18-year-old black woman Tuesday afternoon at East Towne Mall. The arrest, which family and friends of the woman labeled “unfair” and violent, later led to a protest organized by members of Freedom Inc. inside the Dane County Public Safety Building.
Advocates of LGBT equality and secular politics gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday to protest a prayer rally hosted by famed evangelical Reverend Franklin Graham.
Laurent Heller was announced as UW-Madison’s vice chancellor for finance and administration Tuesday, according to a campus press release.