Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk officially announced her intent to run for governor in the event of a recall election of Republican Governor Scott Walker in Milwaukee Tuesday.
While the state granted the system greater flexibility this year in its biennial budget, a committee of Regents and chancellors said the system would still benefit from more flexibility.
The Overture Center Foundation announced veteran performing arts executive Ted DeDee as its new CEO Tuesday.
In the past year, 19 Tibetans lit themselves on fire in protest of a Chinese government that recently increased its security forces in Tibet, killing one protester in the process. At UW-Madison, campus group Students for a Free Tibet is speaking out against the alleged human rights violations. This is the first article of a three-part series that explores the issue.
After a second man reported inappropriate misconduct by former Senior Associate Athletic Director John Chadima, UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward announced Monday the university will launch another investigation into his behavior.
Associated Students of Madison Chair Allie Gardner told the student government’s Legislative Affairs Committee Monday that members of the state’s committee dedicated to studying the restructuring of the UW System have been unresponsive to students’ requests to speak at its upcoming meeting, where the task force will discuss tuition.
After uncovering documents showing lawmakers signed agreements promising secrecy during the redistricting process, a Wisconsin immigrants rights group filed a complaint Monday alleging Republican leaders violated state law.
A taxi with the right of way hit a woman after she reportedly ran into traffic at the intersection of W. Johnson and N. Frances Street just after midnight Sunday morning.
UW-Madison’s Faculty Senate heard a recommendation that would give voting rights to the student member on the university’s committee that oversees academic issues and changes.
A city commission approved St. Paul’s University Catholic Center’s designs Monday for a new student center for Library Mall.
The state agency responsible for reviewing recall petitions said Monday groups not directly involved in the recall effort would not be allowed to analyze the validity of signatures.
The Student Services Finance Committee heard a budget proposal for UW-Madison’s student child care service on Monday.
In recognition of Stalking Awareness Month, the student group, Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment is holding a series of events between Feb. 6 and Feb. 28.
Gov. Scott Walker said Friday he plans to meet with the prosecutor investigating illegal activities at his former Milwaukee County Executive office that have led to charges against five of his former aides and associates.
Just six weeks after she gathered the strength to walk across the stage to receive her UW-Madison diploma in December, Tessia Brown passed away from cancer. She was 22.
In response to allegations that Adidas closed a factory in Indonesia without paying the 2,800 workers due severance, UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward said he will meet with UW System officials this week to discuss breaking ties with the company. But, some community members say this is not enough.
UW-Madison might stop funding the campus bus system, meaning students would pay for the services through segregated fees, members of the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Transportation Board said Friday.
Director of Yerks National Primate Research Center Dr. Frans de Waal defended the integral role chimpanzees and other animals play in biomedical research at institutions such as UW-Madison in front of a crowd of 250 Friday.
Mirroring national and statewide trends, demand for mental health services at UW-Madison increased last year, according to a report published by The Center for Investigative Journalism and written by UW-Madison journalism students.
An order that would make election officials more aggressively check for invalid signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker could be overturned after a Madison Appeals Court vacated the original ruling Friday.
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