Todd Richmond, Associated PressStudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Survey: Fewer Underrepresented Students Feel WelcomeMADISON, Wis — Minority, disabled and gay students say they’re having a tougher time surviving on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus than most students, according to a survey the university released Wednesday. The survey found about 80 percent of student respondents said they often felt welcome and respected at UW-Madison. However, only 65 percent of […]November 2, 2017Campus ClimateWisconsin Assembly Passes Bill on Campus Free SpeechMADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students who repeatedly disrupt campus speakers or presentations could be suspended or expelled under a Republican-backed bill the state Assembly passed Wednesday. The measure, approved on a 61-36 vote Wednesday night with no Democrats in support, is the latest salvo in the national push among some conservatives to crack […]June 22, 2017StudentsState Committee Signs Off on U. of Wisconsin Free Speech BillMADISON, Wis. — Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who disrupt speakers. The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities approved the bill on an 8-6 vote. The sends the bill to the Assembly floor, which hopes to […]May 31, 2017StudentsGOP Bill Would Discipline Hecklers at College SpeechesMADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students who disrupt speeches and demonstrations could be expelled and campuses would have to remain neutral on public issues under a bill Republican legislators are pushing this week. The bill comes as free speech issues have grown more contentious on college campuses across the country. Conservatives are worried that […]April 30, 2017StudentsRepublicans Press Professors to Spend More Time TeachingMADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab. With a workweek that he estimates often extends to 65 hours, Hamers is hardly lazy, but Gov. Scott Walker wants […]March 20, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Students Demand Free Tuition for Black StudentsMADISON, Wis. — Black students should be offered free tuition and housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and UW-Madison remains out of reach for Black students today, the student government said Wednesday. The Associated Students of Madison said in a resolution that students from suburban high […]February 16, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Suspends Fraternity for Serving MinorsMADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-Madison committee suspended a fraternity chapter Tuesday amid allegations members provided alcohol to minors and sang a song glorifying multiple sexual assaults. The university said in a news release late Tuesday that the Committee on Student Organization had voted to suspend the Sigma Chi chapter until March 1. The […]January 18, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Regents OK Tuition Increases, Raise RequestMADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System officials Thursday approved raising tuition for out-of-state, graduate and professional school students by hundreds of dollars at more than a half-dozen campuses as they grapple with a Republican-imposed freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition. The plan calls for increases at UW-Eau Clare, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout […]December 8, 2016StudentsMemo Shows Huge Tuition Surplus at U. of Wisconsin; GOP Legislators FumeRepublican lawmakers vowed Friday to freeze University of Wisconsin System tuition, seizing on a new report that shows the system has amassed a huge surplus of tuition dollars by raising prices on students for years.April 21, 2013Page 1 of 1