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University to review fraternity and sorority lifestyle on campus

By Jenna Walters | Feb. 7, 2019

UW-Madison will conduct an external review of fraternity and sorority life on campus in order to increase safety and better the overall student experience of these organizations.  The university will work with students, alumni, stakeholders and national experts to review the overall quality of greek life on campus this spring. The team will work to assess different aspects of the fraternity and sorority community, including diversity and inclusion, membership experience and student safety, along with others. 

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J.J. Watt announced as spring commencement speaker

By Jenna Walters | Feb. 6, 2019

National Football League star J.J. Watt will return to Camp Randall as the commencement speaker for the spring graduation, UW-Madison announced Wednesday.  Watt currently plays for the Houston Texans, but will return to his old stomping grounds to give his address to thousands of graduates and their family and friends.

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Award recipient talks inclusion at Founder’s Day event

By Molly Davis | Feb. 6, 2019

The Wisconsin Alumni Association presented the 2019 Forward Under 40 Award to UW-Madison alumni Dr. LaVar Charleston during its annual Founders’ Day event Tuesday night. Charleston is assistant vice chancellor of student diversity engagement and success at UW-Whitewater. He oversees a portfolio of 15 programs that are designed to engage students in academics and the campus experience. 

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UW professor heads to L.A. in hopes of winning Grammy award

By Jenna Walters | Feb. 5, 2019

A UW-Madison professor will join pop superstars including Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande in the ranks of Grammy nominees for his contributions to a folk album.  Emeritus Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies James Leary was nominated in the “Best Album Notes” category for his work on the restoration and transcription of Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924, an album featuring Swiss and folk songs.

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Valentine’s Day on a new level: Student org matches UW students based on survey data

By Alyssa Hui | Feb. 4, 2019

Students are swiping right to take chances on dates around this Valentine’s Day, but a new UW-Madison student organization uses data to pair Badgers together. Datamatch is a matchmaking service that originally started at Harvard University in 1994. Since then, the service has expanded to multiple universities including Brown, Columbia, Wellesley College and, starting this season of love, UW-Madison.

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UW Credit Union endows UW-Madison scholarship

By Tiffany Huang | Feb. 4, 2019

UW Credit Union has contributed a total of $200,000 to the Chancellor’s Scholarship Endowment Fund,which aims to support students from minority or culturally disadvantaged backgrounds.  Contributions from UW Credit Union of this level ensure generations of students receive needed financial support to continue their education and attain their academic goals. 

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50 years after Black Student Strike, students still protesting

By Jenna Walters | Feb. 1, 2019

Gerald Lenoir recalls blocking the entrance to Bascom Hall as students and police shuffled around him. To his left he saw a fellow student beaten by a police officer. He knew another who had gotten their academic scholarships revoked. He feared for his physical being and his academic opportunity, but he stood tall — peaceful knowing his protest was justified.  2019 marks 50 years since thousands of UW-Madison students, including Lenoir, marched in solidarity, demanding retention of black students, formation of a black studies department, support of a black cultural center and hiring black faculty. 

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Pronouns key to a reimagined, re-animated nature

By Sydney Widell | Feb. 1, 2019

The idea of granting personhood to a lake might seem far-out by Western logic, but consider that, at least in the U.S., corporations can be legally defined as citizens. In many nations around the world, governments are taking a stand to protect their waters and lands by granting them personhood too.

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First student-led hunter’s safety course to be taught on campus

By Jenna Walters | Jan. 31, 2019

The first hunter’s safety course to be offered at UW-Madison will be held in February, following an increased demand by students to learn how to properly use a firearm.  Members of the Badger Hunting Club who have become certified hunter education instructors, will run a six-hour course on firearm and hunting safety that is open to all UW-Madison students. The course will teach students safe firearm handling and effective hunting techniques. Department of Natural Resources personnel will also be present during the course. 

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Faculty awarded for excellence in teaching

By Jenna Walters | Jan. 29, 2019

A 66-year-long tradition carries on at UW-Madison as 10 faculty members were awarded the annual Distinguished Teaching Awards this week. Each year, UW-Madison selects faculty members who have displayed excellence in teaching at the university. This year Anna Andrzejewski, Bianca Baldridge, Lisa Bratzke, Mark Ediger, Sara McKinnon, Evan Polman, Patrick Remington, Kristin Shutts, Michael Wagner and Rob Yablon were recognized by the university. 

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