Stories tagged: "UW System"

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Education As the UW System Raises Tuition for the First Time in a Decade–Some Students Worry They Won’t Be Able to Afford It

For the first time since 2012, the price of in-state tuition at all UW system schools is going up.

Cherita Booker Cherita Booker April 6, 2023 3:28 pm CDT
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Business What’s the #1 University for Turning Out CEOs? Not Harvard–It’s Wisconsin.

“They might not have been the flashiest or gone to the most elite school, but they had a really strong work ethic and good training, and they’re smart."

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey October 31, 2022 1:30 pm CDT
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Education Next Fall, In-State Students from Low Income Families Will Be Able to Attend UW System Schools for Free

The Wisconsin Tuition Promise will waive tuition for households making less than $62,000/year. Legislative Republicans are being asked to fund it beyond its first year.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey August 19, 2022 3:09 pm CDT
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Coronavirus UW System Will Drop Mask Requirements by Spring Break

The decision comes as Wisconsin's latest COVID wave rapidly subsides.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 16, 2022 1:48 pm CST
Education In this screen image from WisconsinEye, Sen. Roger Roth (R-Appleton), chair of the state Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, leads a public information hearing on critical race theory.
Education ‘Made-Up Political Outrage’: Republican Legislators Target Efforts to Teach About Historic Racism

Professor responds that students “don’t have to agree with me, but they do have to think.”

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 22, 2021 4:36 pm CDT

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Coronavirus UW System Interim President Tommy Thompson, right, and UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt pose after using a hammer to ring the bell on a “Smash COVID” carnival game during an event at the university Monday to promote students being vaccinated against the virus. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Coronavirus ‘C’mon, Guys, You Can Do This!’ Former Gov. Thompson Rallies UWEC Students to Smash COVID

UW leader swings a hammer and raises the goal for students to be protected from the coronavirus.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 13, 2021 4:40 pm CDT
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Coronavirus UW System Won’t Be Able to Enact COVID Rules After GOP Vote

Any restrictions will first need approval from Republican lawmakers, who are certain to reject the rules.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring August 3, 2021 2:01 pm CDT