Four state legislators introduced legislation Monday that would speed up the appeals process on challenged laws and keep laws enforceable while higher courts consider the appeals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing will feature two new endowed faculty chairs in 2014, due to a $5 million grant from alumni.
Star of Comedy Central’s series “Workaholics” and University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Anders Holm will speak at the spring commencement ceremonies May 17, 18 and 19, according to a university release.
The Madison police officer assigned to the Langdon Street area is holding a public meeting Thursday to answer questions for students confused about the status of the 2013 Mifflin Street block party.
University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor Sara Goldrick-Rab testified in front of a group of United States senators Tuesday, saying higher education’s dependence on student loans is having a detrimental effect on college affordability and accessibility.
The emotional final gathering of the 2011-’13 Madison Common Council Tuesday included appreciative praise from the continuing alders to their retiring colleagues as well as a swearing in of the new alders and an election, which resulted in Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, being appointed Council president pro tem.
Pornography superstar James Deen is scheduled to speak on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Thursday as the keynote speaker for Sexual Health Fest, which aims to promote awareness for various aspects of sexual health to students.
Bestselling graphic novelist and cartoonist Alison Bechdel will speak to University of Wisconsin-Madison students Wednesday as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to expand Wisconsin’s school voucher program could cost nine different school districts more than $1 million each in state aid, according to a new Legislative Fiscal Bureau report released Monday.
Two men punched a female downtown resident after she ignored their request for directions on the 400 block of West Gilman Street, according to a police report.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students who were at the Boston Marathon Monday are confirmed safe after two powerful explosions near the finish line left over 100 injured and three people dead, according to local authorities.
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a non-profit organization, found school voucher program supporters spent nearly $10 million to support Wisconsin politicians over the last 10 years, according to a press release Monday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Henry Mackaman may receive a posthumous degree from the university after dying from bacterial meningitis last week, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
A moped driver who crashed into the rear of a pickup truck on University Avenue in front of Grainger Hall Monday did not sustain life-threatening injuries, according to a Madison Police Department officer.
The Madison Police Department arrested a bar patron early Sunday morning for threatening a bouncer with a knife at Paul’s Club.
While certain students reacted with vigilantism and anger to the news Friday that Madison Police Department canceled Mifflin Street block party, many responded with confusion over what it actually means and how it will change this year’s block party experience.
As former mayor and current University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor Dave Cieslewicz knows, there is no better qualification for teaching a class on political leadership than real world experience in public office.
Friends and former roommates of Paul Heenan, who was killed in a struggle with a Madison police officer Nov. 9, sent a letter to city and county executive and started a Change.org petition requesting certain officials recant their authority and appoint an impartial jury to investigate the case.
This week the Associated Students of Madison will host a series of events for Diversity Week to promote awareness and discussion of diversity on campus.
The area of North Park Street between Langdon Street and Observatory Drive will remain closed until April 24, according to a university news release.
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