Tag: higher education
Professors push for fair leadership at Tommy Thompson Center
MADISON- The Tommy Thompson Center on Public Leadership, which was designed to promote conservative thought at UW-Madison, is looking more partisan by the day....
GOP bill restricting speech on campus passes Assembly
MADISON- The Republican-led Assembly has passed a bill cracking down on 'disruptive' speech on University of Wisconsin campuses. Though the bill's supporters have said...
Lawmaker angry over response to belief that Earth is 6,000 years...
MADISON- Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum), has stated that the media's reaction to his claim on the age of the Earth illustrates the need for his...
32% of new UW Madison students pay higher tuition
The new school year has just gotten underway, and according to data released by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, nearly 32 percent of new students...
Walker proposes performance-based funding for UW System
If you've been paying attention, August has been a rocky month between UW System officials and Gov. Scott Walker.
Here's a brief timeline of events:
First,...
Amid tuition freezes, no increase in 2017-19 budget, UW pushes back
Last week, Gov. Walker told many state agencies including the UW system to not expect any increases in funding for the 2017-19 budget. Now...
Marquette University wins national honor
Over 100 colleges and universities nationwide were nominated but a national honor has been bestowed upon Marquette University and four other universities across the...
The UW System needs UW-Milwaukee to be strong
Milwaukee, the state's largest city, is the economic engine that drives Wisconsin. The saying "as goes Milwaukee, so goes Wisconsin" holds a powerful truth....