First lady to campaign for Mary Burke in Madison
By Leah Leonidas | Sep. 30, 2014First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Madison next Tuesday to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke next Tuesday.
First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Madison next Tuesday to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke next Tuesday.
UW-Madison is slated to join various higher education institutes in a think tank aimed at developing digital teaching and learning initiatives.
UW-Madison announced plans Tuesday for the 16th annual Diversity Forum, an event focused on the discussion of implementation of diversity on campus.
Madison’s Equal Opportunity Commission members continued the ongoing battle to establish a protected homeless class Monday after discussing an ordinance to address the issues of housing and employment for destitute citizens.
Student government leaders discussed criteria for future campaigns with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank in a meeting Monday.
Andrew J. Leavitt will begin as the new chancellor of the UW-Oshkosh, the UW System’s third largest campus, beginning Nov. 1.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved two student groups in its last eligibility meeting Monday.
The head prosecutor in the ongoing John Doe investigation has been accused of misconduct in office by the leader of a conservative group after the leader himself was accused of illegal campaign coordination by prosecutors in the case.
Wisconsin Democrats asked in a letter Monday that DMV centers across the state expand their business hours so that more citizens can receive a voter ID.
Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race drew national eyes Monday as first lady Michelle Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie both visited the state to campaign for Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke before the Nov. 4 election.
A new branch of an ongoing study at UW-Madison recently received a two-year, $300,000 grant to fund a project that concentrates on legal representation for low-income litigants and ensuring every person a just and empirical foundation for each trial.
UW-Madison’s Distinguished Lecture Series will start up again Tuesday with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and businesswoman Sheryl WuDunn.
A 20-year-old man was paralyzed Saturday evening after he dove into Lake Mendota and hit his head on the bottom, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
A 24-year-old Madison man was injured Saturday after trying to break up a street fight that occurred in front of JD’s restaurant, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals declined a request by the American Civil Liberties Union Friday to rehear the controversial voter ID case the court decided earlier this month.
Haley Laundrie first began competing in pageants as a high school freshman. Now, as a UW-Madison junior, she is the new Miss Wisconsin USA.
UW-Madison School of Music officials will appear before a city committee Wednesday to seek approval to move forward on the $22 million construction of a new performance hall.
The UW-Madison Police Department saw a marked decrease in the number of student citations and ejections at the Badger’s home game against the University of South Florida Saturday, according to a UWPD report.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced Thursday they shut down one of their establishments, making it the fifth Wisconsin-based outlet to close due to state funding cuts.
The University of Wisconsin System will form a new task force to take on sexual assaults across all 13 four-year UW campuses.