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UW System Awarded Grant To Improve Pathways To Degrees For People Of Color

December 6, 2019 - 3:15pm

The UW System has been given a $450,000 grant to make it easier for adults, particularly those of color, to apply life experience gained through work or military service toward college degrees or professional certificates.

Practical, Eco-Friendly And Fun: Garden Gifts For The Holiday Season

December 6, 2019 - 5:45am

It's that time of year again. Your sister doesn't know what to put on her list, your dad has everything and your best friend says, "Surprise me."

Grad Students To UW-Madison: Fire 'Toxic Lab' Professor

December 5, 2019 - 5:35pm

Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are demanding the university fire a professor who reportedly created a toxic work environment in his lab. Over 100 students gathered in front of Engineering Hall for a rally on Thursday afternoon. The protest centered on revelations from a Wisconsin State Journal investigation...

UW-Madison Asks Regents To Change Policy Requiring Minimum In-State Enrollment

December 5, 2019 - 3:00pm

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has asked the UW-Board of Regents to increase the minimum number of Wisconsin students it must enroll to 5,200. To do that, Blank is suggesting counting Minnesota students studying at Madison as part of a tuition reciprocity agreement as in-state enrollments.

Study: Despite Legal Obstacles, Teens Find Access To Firearms

December 4, 2019 - 1:55pm

Studies find teens have access to firearms. In Wisconsin, about 5 percent of high school students bring a weapon to school.

2 Madison Teens Arrested After Allegedly Firing Pellet Gun On School Bus

December 4, 2019 - 12:10pm

Police in Madison have arrested two 13-year-old boys they believe fired a pellet gun on a school bus and brought the weapon into Jefferson Middle School.

UW System Aims To Double Online Enrollment By 2025

December 4, 2019 - 5:40am

The UW System has announced a goal to double the number of students enrolled in online classes by adding two new online programs per year through 2025. Officials say reaching out to adult learners is vital to addressing a shortage of skilled workers amid projected declines in high school graduates.

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UW System Awarded Grant To Improve Pathways To Degrees For People Of Color

Practical, Eco-Friendly And Fun: Garden Gifts For The Holiday Season

Grad Students To UW-Madison: Fire 'Toxic Lab' Professor

UW-Madison Asks Regents To Change Policy Requiring Minimum In-State Enrollment

Study: Despite Legal Obstacles, Teens Find Access To Firearms

2 Madison Teens Arrested After Allegedly Firing Pellet Gun On School Bus

UW System Aims To Double Online Enrollment By 2025

Madison West High School Tries New Equation To Boost GPA

Report: A Decade After Great Recession, Wisconsin's Job Market On The Rise

Shots Fired Inside Waukesha South High School

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