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UW System announces housing refund due to COVID-19 - The Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin System announced on March 19 it will be giving back nearly $80 million to students who vacated their on-campus residencies early due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. The university ordered students living in the dorms to move out earlier in March following the announcement classes would be moved online.
ASM passed legislation supporting medical amnesty for students in need, callers - The Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison passed legislation Wednesday that has been in the works for a decade. Medical amnesty policies aim to shield individuals from penalization for seeking medical help while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Currently 10 Big Ten institutions have medical amnesty policies. In the past the UW-Madison’s Responsible Actions Guidelines provided amnesty only for sexual assault victims/survivors and the caller.
UW-Milwaukee faces staff shrinkage due to budget gaps, lack of student enrollment and retention - The Daily Cardinal
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced a voluntary buyout offer to senior faculty members Monday amid a $7 million revenue loss, partly due to decreases in student enrollment and tuition freeze. “Even with comprehensive efforts to enroll and retain students, our fall 2019 enrollments declined approximately 4 percent, resulting in a tuition revenue loss of about $7M,” Mone said in a campus-wide email sent out Monday.
UW-Stout’s first female chancellor takes the reins to kick off Women’s History Month - The Daily Cardinal
The first female chancellor in the 129-year history of UW-Stout assumed her role Sunday — the first day of Women’s History Month. UW-Stout Chancellor Katherine Frank was unanimously approved as the eighth chancellor of the university Nov. 26. Frank took over the position from Bob Meyer, the former chancellor of five years. “Dr. Frank has demonstrated throughout her academic career that she is a strategic, dynamic leader,” said UW System President Ray Cross. “She handles challenges extremely well.
UW-River Falls threatened with lawsuit for allegations of prohibiting free speech - The Daily Cardinal
A law firm representing a UW-River Falls student is threatening to sue the university for limiting students’ rights to free speech. Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian law firm, sent UW-River Falls a letter on Feb. 10, notifying the university freshman Sofie Salmon had obtained the legal counsel of the firm due to an incident on campus in fall 2019. Salmon and a group of her friends organized an event recruiting students to start a conservative student organization on Sep. 6, 2019.
ASM calls Chancellor Blank to promise 100 percent renewable electricity, energy - The Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison passed a resolution Wednesday with nearly unanimous support calling on Chancellor Rebecca Blank to sign sustainability commitments that set goals for UW-Madison. Last week Blank signed the Resilience Commitment, which “refers to the ability of institutions, infrastructure and communities to prepare for the impacts of climate change,” according to a university press release.
Blank addresses ASM regarding recent sexual assault, sustainability reports - The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank paid a visit to the Associated Students of Madison meeting Wednesday to address the Campus Climate Survey, sustainability report and mental health services. The Association of American Universities released the second Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct Tuesday. The report compares data collected from the 2015 survey and data from 33 schools nationwide to data from the 2019 survey.
Help in crisis: ASM proposes adding emergency phone numbers to Wiscards - The Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison introduced new legislation Wednesday suggesting to add crisis hotline numbers on the back of incoming freshman’s Wiscards for the next academic year. The legislation — introduced by Rep. Yogev Ben-Yitschak and co-sponsored by eight other representatives and one committee chair — intends to add the UW Police Department phone number, University Health Services Mental Health Crisis Line and Rape Crisis Line on Wiscards before the start of the next academic year.
Nooses in climate change protest condemned by UW-Madison - The Daily Cardinal
As students wrapped up their first week of class, climate change protestors gathered in front of the Humanities Building Friday morning, two of whom wore nooses as part of the demonstration. Staff from UWPD, Student Life, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement along with community members immediately responded to students that their actions could have unintended consequences.
UW-Madison students lobby legislators in Capitol Hill - The Daily Cardinal
Nearly 30 UW-Madison students traveled to Washington D.C. last weekend where they were educated on social justice issues, including a policy that cuts funding from foreign non-governmental organizations that offer abortion consulting, referrals or education. The first Monday after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, he revoked former President Barack Obama’s rescindment of the Mexico City Policy, now known as Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance.
A look back at remarkable African-American UW System alumna - The Daily Cardinal
In the 2017-’18 academic year, the UW System set a new record by awarding a total of 959 degrees to African-American students — a 42 percent increase over the past decade. Despite this increase, African-American students comprised only 2.6 percent of the UW System graduating cohort in the last academic year. As Black History Month comes to an end, the nationwide awareness it brings does not.
ASM endorses HMoob American Studies certificate program - The Daily Cardinal
The Associate Students of Madison endorsed the HMoob American Studies Certificate Program (HMASC) — a new initiative dedicated to academic and social awareness of HMoob students — Wednesday. The HMoob American Studies Committee represents the Hmong community. Recently, HMoob individuals have shifted to the spelling “Hmong” in order to be more inclusive of the various dialects and culture of the community.
Medical Amnesty: Associated Students of Madison campaigns to save student lives - The Daily Cardinal
Stemming from last semester, the Associate Students of Madison is campaigning to increase the protection of students from legal and academic sanctions in alcohol-related incidents. Their ultimate goal is to produce a statewide policy that would shield both the individual in need of medical attention and the individual seeking help from legal citations and academic punishment — whether they are on or off-campus.
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