Social Issues

With the UW-Madison’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs under fire and its chief diversity officer position vacant, the university has created a new position: special advisor to the chancellor and provost. 

A 68-year-old Fox Valley man, who was born in western Pennsylvania, recently received a notice from federal immigration officials telling him to leave the country or face removal.

Kym Young, known as one of the strongest voices for racial equality in the Twin Ports, has recently been admitted to hospice care due to complications from a rare form of Crohn’s disease. She spoke from hospice to WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about her varied career and its impact.

After three straight years of record homicides in Milwaukee, the city has seen a decline in the past two years.

Officials in Milwaukee County discussed on Tuesday morning what they can do about activity by federal immigration agents in the county’s courthouse.

A federal judge has put a hold on immigration officials’ move to deport an international student at UW-Madison.

The Wisconsin justice department’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force is in the final stages of preparing a report with recommendations on how to prevent homicide, trafficking and violence against Indigenous women in Wisconsin.

A retiring librarian from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center said it’s OK for parents to question library materials, but libraries have a duty to offer “information from all points of view.”

Republican-ordered audits released Friday found that Wisconsin state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin have failed to track the millions of dollars they spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, making it difficult to fully assess the initiatives.

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised “mass deportations.” It was a big concern for industries, like dairy in Wisconsin, that rely on the labor of workers without legal immigration status.