Higher Education

After a year of budget cuts, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said existing funds and growing private and philanthropic support will fund the new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

The College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence was approved on Thursday by the Board of Regents. 

The Trump administration is no longer considering nursing as a professional degree. That means getting financial help to complete advanced degrees in nursing could become more difficult at a time when Wisconsin is facing a shortage.

Universities of Wisconsin students will have an easier time transferring general education credits from one campus to another after the Board of Regents approved a new core general education policy this week. 

The Carthage College team is aiming to have its work “mission ready” in nine months.

Three companies behind planned and ongoing data center developments on Thursday separately announced efforts aimed at supporting Wisconsin researchers and communities.

It’s the most recent loss to the UW system’s footprint in smaller communities around the state. Alumni and education experts say the closures also make education less accessible for many in Wisconsin.

Enrollment across state universities has ticked upward for a third year, according to the Universities of Wisconsin. While the number of new freshmen from the dairy state hit a new record, international student enrollment fell by more than 7 percent.

UW-Platteville will shutter its Baraboo Sauk County campus at the end of this school year, according to an announcement Friday.

UW-Madison is considered a national leader in foreign language education. Now, campus leaders are working to keep these programs going without funding they relied on for more than 60 years.