Education
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Evers, campus leaders break ground on UW-Madison engineering building after years of political conflict
The center is expected to cost $419 million, and will consist of a 395,000-square-foot facility. School leaders say it will allow them to accept an extra 1,000 engineering students each year.
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Visa terminations have ‘chilling effect’ on UW international students, protest organizers
Recent visa terminations are discouraging international students at Wisconsin colleges from participating pro-Palestinian organizing, students said.
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Wisconsin college forms first-of-its-kind women’s flag football team with help from Minnesota Vikings
Thanks to a partnership with the NFL and the Minnesota Vikings, UW-Stout formed a new women’s flag football league with other Midwest colleges.
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Future of Wisconsin’s Weis Earth Science Museum uncertain
Geologists say the museum, founded on the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus nearly 25 years ago, is unique in the country for telling the story of Wisconsin’s geological and mining history.
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Judge: UW-Madison international student can’t be deported for now
A federal judge has put a hold on immigration officials’ move to deport an international student at UW-Madison.
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UW-Oshkosh names new chancellor to oversee university
The Universities of Wisconsin system has selected the next chancellor to oversee UW-Oshkosh as the university continues to try and close a structural deficit.
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Milwaukee health officials focus on testing students for lead — without federal support
Milwaukee health officials said they’re focusing on local efforts to address the school district’s lead crisis in the absence of federal support.
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Incidents of seclusion and restraint increase in Wisconsin classrooms
There were more than 6,222 instances of seclusion and more than 7,439 cases of physical restraint last year in Wisconsin schools, according to new data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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Wisconsin audits find university, state agencies failed to track DEI spending
Republican-ordered audits released Friday found that Wisconsin state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin have failed to track the millions of dollars they spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, making it difficult to fully assess the initiatives.
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How to make Wisconsin youth sports more play-focused again
In her new book “More Than Play: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport,” author Dionne Koller makes the case that youth sports create value for a variety of stakeholders but also come with some negative consequences.