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Mnookin joins over 200 academic leaders in condemning Trump administration’s ‘intrusion’ into higher education

By Annika Bereny and Ella Hanley | Apr. 22

Higher education administrators condemned the Trump administration’s “unprecedented political interference” in public research funding, saying the “undue intrusion” is endangering American higher education.

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Department of Education to restart collection on defaulted federal student loans in two weeks

By Gavin Escott | Apr. 22

The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it would restart collection measures on federal student loans on May 5 to ensure “financial health” for the nation.

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Protesting everywhere but in person: The changing face of activism at UW-Madison

By Kaylie Wiedmeyer | Apr. 21

Many factors, including a lack of focus, legal pressures and social media shifts, have contributed to shifts in political activism among University of Wisconsin-Madison students.

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They're back! Terrace chairs return to Memorial Union

By Julia Walkowicz | Apr. 21

The Chairs returned to Memorial Union Terrace Friday, with crowds gathering to celebrate their arrival. 

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Visa terminations are ‘deeply troubling,’ seem 'arbitrary and unjust,' Mnookin says in newspaper column

By Annika Bereny | Apr. 18

In a column in the Wisconsin State Journal Thursday, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin criticized recent international student visa terminations, pointing to the contributions of international students and faculty to the university’s success.

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Faculty call on UW-Madison to help fight Trump’s attacks, support international students

By Zoey Elwood , Isabella Barajas and Clara Strecker | Apr. 18

Activists gathered at Library Mall Thursday to protest funding cuts in higher education and student visa terminations.

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‘This is not a drill’: UW-Madison scholars warn of long-term, unprecedented threats to higher education

By Ella Hanley | Apr. 18

A panel of University of Wisconsin-Madison professors and academic experts discussed significant challenges facing higher education Wednesday in the wake of the Trump administration’s sweeping budget cuts.

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Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay to deliver spring 2025 commencement address

By Alaina Walsh | Apr. 17

University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Jason Gay will return to Camp Randall Stadium to deliver the Spring 2025 Commencement address on May 10.

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National business leaders grapple with AI’s future at TEDxUW-Madison

By Jake Piper | Apr. 16

Speakers from Zoom, Oracle Health and other companies shared insights on generative AI’s role in medicine, business and society at the student-run event.

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from canceling visa, deporting international UW-Madison student

By Gavin Escott | Apr. 15

A federal judge said the U.S. government couldn’t take action against an international University of Wisconsin-Madison student whose visa was terminated on April 4 until a hearing in two weeks.

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Dr. Manohar Singh named new UW-Oshkosh chancellor

By Ava Seib | Apr. 15

Singh was named University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh chancellor eight months after former Chancellor Andrew Leavitt resigned.

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Earth Fest at UW-Madison celebrates sustainability, climate justice

By Olivia Ruetten | Apr. 15

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate Earth Day for the second year in a row through a weeklong event promoting environmental education and sustainability practices.

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UW Madison students protest revocation of international student visas under Trump administration

By Ellie Huber | Apr. 14

Protesters call the visa revocations federal overreach and unjust at a protest on Library Mall Saturday.

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Over $12 million cut in critical research funding at UW-Madison

By Ella Hanley | Apr. 11

The Trump administration cut $12.6 million in research funding for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including coronavirus and mental health research, according to a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin and 15 other states last week.

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‘We are outsiders already’: International students fear for future in America amid deportation threats, program cuts

By Elijah Pines | Apr. 11

Between cuts to research funding and crackdowns on students participating in campus demonstrations, some international students at University of Wisconsin-Madison plan to find education elsewhere. 

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UWPD investigating electric bike, scooter thefts on campus

By Alaina Walsh | Apr. 11

UWPD is currently investigating a series of five reported thefts of electric bikes and scooters on campus between March 31 and Thursday.

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Do UW–Madison students vote even when the candidates are uncontested?

By Avery Chheda | Apr. 11

While headlines focused on the record-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court race this April, University of Wisconsin–Madison students overlooked the quieter names further down the ballot — uncontested candidates whose decisions may shape campus life just as much as any high court ruling.