Universities of Wisconsin System

Report Finds Tax Shift to State’s Poorest

Since 1980 taxes for bottom 20% doubled while rate for top 1% dropped by 30%.

Farrow, ‘Margaret Thatcher of Wisconsin,’ Dies At 87

First women Lt. Governor in state history had five-decade career in public service.

Gov. Evers Signs Two Bills to Support Service Members and their Families, Address Workforce Shortages

Statement from UW System President Tommy Thompson in support of Ukraine

Senate Votes 33-0 To Fund Youth Prison

Also passes bills to restrict teaching race, limit safety net, allow higher bail.

Evers Calls For Action on Budget Surplus

State of the State speech calls for special session of Legislature to pass his tax rebate.

Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Calling Legislature into Special Session to Address Rising Costs Facing Families, Reduce Barriers to Employment, Invest in Our Schools

Governor’s special session legislation provides $600 surplus refund to Wisconsin family of four, targeted relief for childcare and caregiver costs, and investments in education while holding the line on property taxes

UW System moves to remove mask requirements

Statement from UW System President Tommy Thompson and UW Regent President Edmund Manydeeds III on State of the State address

Gov. Evers Delivers 2022 State of the State Address

Applications open February 22 for second round of Workforce Innovation Grants

Up to $40.5 million in grants available to promote local and regional solutions to workforce challenges

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves More than $28 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

School Districts Spending Pandemic Funds

Wisconsin schools got $2.2 billion federal funding to spend by 2024, with more to come.

MPS Is Still a Capitol Football

Latest proposal to break up school system is latest of such proposals going back decades.

UW Prison Education Program Growing

Initiative created in December 2020 has gotten nearly $6 million in public and private grants.

Gov. Evers Announces Plan Using Surplus Funds to Address Rising Costs, Barriers to Employment in Wisconsin

Governor’s plan provides $150 surplus refund to every Wisconsin resident, targeted relief for childcare and caregiver costs, and investments in education while holding the line on property taxes

Jay Rothman Named UW System President

Milwaukee attorney and Foley & Lardner CEO has never held a university leadership position.

UW System Board of Regents Selects Jay O. Rothman as Next System President

Rothman will be UW System’s eighth president, succeeding current interim President Tommy Thompson.

2 Finalists for UW System President

Regents pick Milwaukee attorney and CEO Jay Rothman, and UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt.

Special Regent Committee announces two finalists for UW System President

Candidate interviews next week

COVID-19 Cases Rising At State Universities

Largest universities see record cases among students and staff heading into spring semester.

Tommy Thompson Resigning From UW-System Interim Presidency

A Board of Regents committee is selecting a replacement for the former governor.

UW System announces new COVID-19 student health care worker initiative

How To End Prison Gerrymandering

It is particularly harmful to cities like Milwaukee. From Matt Rothschild's new book, 'Twelve Ways to Save Democracy in Wisconsin.'

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves More than $60 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

UW System Board of Regents approves tribal consultation policy

GOP Bill Would Penalize Colleges for Free Speech Violations

Colleges could lose funding and face lawsuits. Bill mirrors a Board of Regents resolution.

Ascendium awards UW System’s Prison Education Initiative $150,000 grant

UW Campuses Face Vaccine Mandate For Federal Contractors

Thompson says system 'cannot afford to jeopardize millions of dollars in federal contracts.’

President Thompson, UW mascots celebrate successful Vax Up! “70 for 70” campaign

70 students have been selected for $7,000 scholarships

UW System reports final 10th day headcount enrollment

UW System Will Comply with Federal Vaccine Mandate

Ignoring the mandate would cost universities millions in federal contracts.

UW-Superior reaches 70% threshold for student vaccinations

UW System also announced today that UW-Parkside hit the 70% mark

UW-Parkside reaches 70% threshold for student vaccinations

UW System also announced today that UW-Superior hit the 70% mark

UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay reach 70% threshold for student vaccinations

University of Wisconsin System celebrates 50th anniversary

WILL Warns UW-Madison: Mental Health Counselors Cannot Discriminate on Basis of Race

Public institutions cannot offer or restrict services based on race

UW System Funding Reserves Up $189 Million

Huge spending cuts during COVID-19 created surpluses across the system.

Regents announce University Staff Excellence Awards for 2021

Inaugural awards honor staff in Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Kenosha for work to support UW System mission

UW-Stout reaches 70% threshold for student vaccinations

Student demand for UW counseling services high, key to keeping them enrolled

UW System announces two additional universities have reached 70% threshold

Vax Up! “70 for 70” deadline extended by two weeks

New credit transfer agreement to benefit Wisconsin students

UW System, WTCS collaborate for seamless credit transfer

UW System enrollment drops 1% for the fall semester, according to initial estimates

UW System returns to pre-pandemic levels of in-person instruction for Fall 2021

UW System Vaccination Rates Vary Widely

91% of UW-Madison students vaccinated, versus just 38% at UW-Parkside.

Nass Pushes Legislature to Sue UW System

Thompson, system leaders refuses to submit mask and testing rules for Republican approval.

UW System nursing, pharmacy students eligible for tuition credit in fall 2021

Assembly Majority Leader Opposes Suing UW

Steineke backs Thompson’s resistance to legislative oversight of UW System pandemic rules.

Thompson Will Disobey Republican Order

‘I am going to stand my ground, keep students safe and healthy,’ says UW leader and former GOP governor.

Let Us Run the UW System

We answer to the Board of Regents and are responsible of the health of students. Let us do our job.

UW Campuses Vary on Mask Policy

UWM among eight state universities requiring them. Others hint it may be voluntary.

Thompson Resists GOP Oversight of UW-System COVID-19 Plans

Republican lawmakers passed legislation seizing final authority over UW-System COVID-19 plans.

Masking Now Required For State Employees, Regardless of Vaccination

All employees in state buildings must wear a mask. Order does not apply to schools or universities.

GOP Legislators Order UW System to Submit COVID-10 Safety Measures

Thompson warned that ending UW System control would be "biggest threat.”

Lawmaker Wants Legislature in Charge of UW-System COVID-19 Policies

State Sen. Steve Nass proposes blocking UW-System from requiring masking or COVID-19 testing without legislative approval.

UW System President Thompson statement on proposed JCRAR resolution

GOP Donor, Not Legislature, Announces Agenda

WMC reveals that surprise legislative session seeks to override Evers veto of bill slashing unemployment benefits.

Gov. Evers Calls Legislature into Special Session to Do What’s Best for Kids

Governor announces special session plan to put more than $400 million into K-12, more than $100 million into higher education

UW System To Offer Scholarships For Vaccinated Students

Goal to get 70% of students vaccinated with a lottery that awards $7,000 scholarships.

Degree of Difficulty: Challenges for UW-Milwaukee in a Turbulent Time

Comparison shows UWM lagging peer institutions in enrollment, revenues

Search Committee for UW System President Named

19-member committee chosen by UW Regent, with emphasis on tradition of shared governance.

UW System Presidential Search Committee named

UW System awards $1 million in scholarships to 267 students

Awardees are first under new Regents Opportunity Scholarship

How UW System Fought the Pandemic

Saving lives by administering 1.2 million COVID-19 tests and 264,000 doses of the vaccine.

New UW Regents Chair Faces Challenges

Top issue: search for UW system president to replace Tommy Thompson.

UW System Freshmen Applications Up 30%

A sign students are ready to "leave the pandemic behind,” Thompson says.

New fall freshman applications to UW System universities are up by nearly one-third

UW System strategies propel application increases

UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson resigns; former UW System leader Jim Henderson named interim

Chancellor cites health condition

State Assembly Passes Transgender Athlete Bill

Legislation would bar transgender women from playing on female athletic teams.

GOP Legislators Approve $1.5 Billion Construction Budget

$1 billion less than Evers budget for state, UW System projects.

UW System President Thompson statement on budget lapse elimination

Gov. Evers Celebrates Wisconsin’s Continued Economic Recovery, Bounce Back from Coronavirus Pandemic

As Wisconsin economy rebounds, ranks among the best in the nation for shots in arms and low unemployment rate, governor reverses FY 20-21 lapses

UW Regents Elect First Native American President

Edmund Manydeeds is new president of UW System Board of Regents.

GOP Bills Would Ban Critical Race Theory in Wisconsin Schools

Legislation is similar to other Republican bills being pushed around the country.

Statement on Bills Prohibiting the Teaching of Critical Race Theory

More than 1,000 nursing and pharmacy students receive tuition credit for providing vaccinations during pandemic

UW System extending program through summer

GOP Budget Lifts UW Tuition Freeze

Committee votes to end tuition freeze on undergraduate students maintained for 8 years.

UW System statements on state budget proposal

Advocates, Opponents Clash Over Transgender Athletics Bills

Legislation would ban transgender girls and women from playing on female athletics teams.

Building Commission Approves Nearly $87 Million in Projects in Wisconsin

Projects include nearly $66 million approved for Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center expansion

Legislature Considering Bills Restricting Transgender Athletes

Legislation would ban transgender women and girls from participating in athletics on female teams.

Students Want More Mental Health Services

In focus groups, state’s middle and high school students discuss pluses and minuses of pandemic.

GOP Report Proposes Regionalized UW-System

Interim system President Thompson doesn't support regional consolidation of university functions.

Republicans Cut Billions from Evers’ Budget Proposal

Medicaid expansion, marijuana legalization and unemployment reform all gone.

UW System campuses preparing for return of precollege and youth programs this summer

Investment in UW System capital projects would increase STEM and health graduates, accelerate business growth in local communities

Officials Use Secret Portals to Hide Records

UW-Madison administration, Republican legislators use digital dodges to violate open records law.

GOP Will Kill Hundreds of Evers Proposals

Republican legislators will trash governor’s budget and remove $1.6 billion in federal funding.

Evers Makes New Appointments to UW Board of Regents

Three new appointees rebalance board away from Walker appointees.

Investment Needed in State’s Universities

The need is big but the payback to Wisconsin's economy is much bigger.

Search for UW System President Starting Soon

Last search, led by UW Regent Michael M. Grebe, ended in controversy and indecision.

Evers Can Remake UW Regents Board

After 3 new appointments up in May, he will have picked majority of board.

UW Chancellors Push for More Funding

Blank and Mone contest legislators claim that UW system can rely on federal stimulus money.

Conservative Group Sues Over Minority Scholarship Program

Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues the grant is racially exclusionary to white students and some Asian students.

Can We Keep the Great Lakes Great?

$10 million plan for fresh water collaborative at 13 UW campuses must be funded.

Signs of Hope at State Budget Hearing

Citizens attended public hearing in Whitewater and demanded legislators support a wide range of reforms.

Thompson Pushes Unified UW System Programs

Other state’s online universities "taking 35 to 40% of our students," he warns.

UW System announces extended tuition credit for students working at COVID-19 vaccination sites