Higher Education

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. 

A Republican-led state legislative committee approved new teaching requirements for Universities of Wisconsin faculty Thursday, a condition of the bipartisan state budget passed this summer.

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.