Higher Education

The Office of Children’s Mental Health released new recommendations this week for students, parents and colleges to improve mental health and sense of belonging on campus.

The agency announced last week it is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects’ overhead costs to just 15 percent beginning Monday.

Public and private sector leaders in Milwaukee say increasing funding for the Universities of Wisconsin will lead to more people living and working in the state. 

As university branch campuses close, the aftermath creates an “education desert.” To provide rural students with improved access to higher education, the College for Rural Wisconsin launched a program through UW-Madison.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison put a hiring freeze on positions paid for by federal funds. Leadership also told staff to limit purchases and travel using these dollars for the time being. 

Gow was terminated from his chancellorship in December 2023 after pornographic videos he created and distributed came to light. 

An internal review found “concerns about financial operations and fiscal judgements,” according to the school. 

This fall, a four-story mixed-use building is expected to open in downtown Appleton. The more than 120,000-square-foot space will feature the historic museum, classrooms and community apartments.

The State Building Commission on Friday approved a new proposal to use unspent funds for a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It comes after Republicans on the commission blocked a similar proposal last month.

Jobs in the legal cannabis industry have more than tripled from 2017 to 2022. Despite Wisconsin restrictions on cannabis, UW-Stevens Point Professor Brian Barringer says this program meets growing industry demand.