Higher Education
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National advocacy group challenges Medical College of Wisconsin’s use of live animals in training
A national doctors advocacy organization is asking federal officials to investigate the use of live pigs for training at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Marquette University names Kimo Ah Yun new president
Ah Yun is the first person of color to lead Marquette, and the Catholic, Jesuit university’s second lay president in its 143-year history.
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Marquette non-tenure-track faculty want union bargaining rights
Non-tenure-track faculty at Marquette University say a new promotion structure and pay raises are needed. But the school is claiming a religious exemption.
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UW-Madison spin-off idea headed to Wisconsin Legislature
The committee studying the future of the Universities of Wisconsin wants the state Legislature to explore spinning off UW-Madison.
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As political rhetoric heats up, these UW-Madison students are paying close attention
Many college students will be voting for the first time on Tuesday. For most of them, the current political climate of increasing polarization and threats to democracy is all they have ever known.
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Carroll University opens new wellness program to treat students’ anxiety, behavioral health
A new behavioral health program at Carroll University in Waukesha is successfully helping students treat anxiety and homesickness, according to the program’s founders.
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Herzing’s Kenosha campus recognized as Hispanic-Serving Institution
Herzing University’s campus in Kenosha is the latest Wisconsin college to be recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
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Legislature could consider spinning off UW-Madison, several other proposals to revamp UW system
The state Legislature could consider several proposals to revamp the Universities of Wisconsin, including spinning off UW-Madison and increasing tuition.
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New documents allege former UW-La Crosse Chancellor used university time, resources for porn
Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow’s pornography hobby led him to decline work calls and plan a pornographic video shoot around business travel to Los Angeles, according to documents obtained by WPR.
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‘Planners are dreamers’: UW-Milwaukee launches equity center for urban planning
The founder of UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice says most challenges that cities face — including education, health and development — are connected to segregation.
