Higher Education

An internal review found “concerns about financial operations and fiscal judgements,” according to the school. 

This fall, a four-story mixed-use building is expected to open in downtown Appleton. The more than 120,000-square-foot space will feature the historic museum, classrooms and community apartments.

The State Building Commission on Friday approved a new proposal to use unspent funds for a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It comes after Republicans on the commission blocked a similar proposal last month.

Jobs in the legal cannabis industry have more than tripled from 2017 to 2022. Despite Wisconsin restrictions on cannabis, UW-Stevens Point Professor Brian Barringer says this program meets growing industry demand.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Waukesha campus will be closing after this spring semester. City officials hope to replace it with new housing.

Milwaukee Area Technical College’s former chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer filed a federal lawsuit against the college alleginging she was fired after speaking out against race and disability discrimination at the school.

UW-Madison researchers used an AI model to identify “sex specific” differences in brain tumors based on biological differences in men and women.

A new program at UW-Madison aims to support Indigenous graduate students through the hoops and hurdles of academia. 

The State Building Commission denied a motion to allow $70 million in underspent funds to be used for a series of planned UW projects including the new engineering building at UW-Madison.

Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman cites third-party financial assessment findings in $855 million budget increase request.