University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward said in a statement Thursday he has not signed contracts to fully fund a campus organization because the request does not adhere to UW System policies.
Three human resources design forums earlier in the week brought large crowds from the campus community to hear updates on the plan’s implementation, which will begin July 1.
Tickets for the Wisconsin Film Festival, the largest campus-based film festival in the country, will go on sale Saturday.
The student body passed a referendum to change the student government’s constitution while also electing over 30 representatives to serve in Associated Students of Madison positions in elections which took place Monday through Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalist Dr. Rebecca Blank visited Madison Wednesday and stressed the need to expand funding sources and connect with students and faculty.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved a resolution Wednesday that aims to create a policy to allow students more time to prepare for multiple midterms within a short period of time.
Members of the Committee on Diversity and Campus Climate heard an update Monday on the drafting of the next campus diversity plan and discussed the role of the university’s next chancellor in the success of the plan.
PricewaterhouseCoopers presented the University of Wisconsin-Madison business school with over $1.1 million Wednesday to help pay for another professor within the school and programs to support students.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives will host the seventh annual Line Breaks Festival March 13-20, which features nightly performances from UW-Madison students.
An inquiry into overload payments in the University of Wisconsin System found a number of university employees received more pay for extra academic work than is currently allowed by the state.
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students won the Clean Snowmobile Challenge for the fifth time last week.
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Bryan Hendricks died Friday at the age of 66.
Twelve University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate degree programs were ranked on the 2014 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list, which was released Tuesday.
Dr. Kim Wilcox was the third candidate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor position to visit campus, emphasizing his experiences at similar institutions and ideas about how to diversify funding sources in meetings Monday.
University administrators updated the campus community on the implementation of the new Human Resources design plan at a forum Monday, amid concerns from attendees over supervisor accountability, employee category transitions and changes to compensation and benefits.
Members at an Academic Staff Assembly meeting Monday discussed the lack of participation among shared governance group representatives, highlighting possible reasons for the problem and brainstorming solutions.
The Student Services Finance Committee heard the Associated Students of Madison transportation budget at its meeting Monday, which includes funding for campus buses and student bus passes.
Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos proposed a resolution at Coordinating Council Monday to create a policy that would allow students to reschedule midterms if they had more than three in two days.
The 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognized the University of Wisconsin-Madison March 4 for playing a major role in encouraging community service work.
While people have been meditating for centuries, one University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is working to scientifically prove meditation makes people happier.
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