Higher Education

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said her experience leading UW-Madison during a “complex time,” which included encampments, DEI and federal funding cuts, prepared her to head the Ivy League university.

In a state where marijuana remains illegal, UW-Platteville is enrolling continuing education students in its online cannabis program to learn about the cultivation, compliance and safe usage of marijuana.

A group of senior engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout developed a custom pallet stacker for Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture as part of a capstone project last year.

UW-Milwaukee wants to offer K-12 students and their families opportunities to connect and prepare them for college or career opportunities. 

A Wisconsin College Republicans group raised more than $1 million last year thanks to dual $500,000 donations from Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, two of the state’s biggest GOP megadonors.

After the closure of Northland College in Ashland last year, a newly formed nonprofit group is exploring creation of a microcollege to continue its mission.

A new project seeks to expand access to a vast collection of aquatic insects that can be used to track the health of waterways across Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a civil rights complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison on behalf of conservative students on campus. 

Chippewa Valley Technical College doesn’t have an athletic department. But last semester, for the first time, it had a winning competitive cheer team.

Beginning this week, student loan borrowers could receive a notice that the federal government is coming for their paycheck.