Higher Education

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.

The U.S. Department of Education released the official application on Nov. 21, after seven weeks of beta testing.

Campus chapters of students for Justice in Palestine and Young Democratic Socialists both received notice that they were being investigated by the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.

Nineteen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested during a meeting of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Thursday morning.

The University of Wisconsin Superior is getting a new classroom — but you won’t find it in any of the buildings on campus. It’s the Sadie Ann, a 65-foot lakegoing vessel described as a floating classroom. It’s currently getting its finishing touches at a Louisiana shipyard for delivery this spring. 

The changes are based on recommendations from a $2.8 million system-wide third party financial review by Deloitte to assess finances on individual campuses. 

The latest figures show the state’s flagship school rose two spots in the rankings last year with nearly $2 billion in research spending. 

Track athletes and runners in the Madison community say the new space is too small, comparing it to a running track found at a health club instead of one at a Big 10 University. 

A national doctors advocacy organization is asking federal officials to investigate the use of live pigs for training at the Medical College of Wisconsin.