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The University of Wisconsin has granted a housing accommodation to a Jewish student after the conservative law firm First Liberty Institute sent the university a demand letter July 30 on behalf of the student. First Liberty Institute focuses on religious freedom disputes and is an advisory member for Project 2025 — a far-right political initiative...| The Badger Herald
A recent U.S. News & World Report survey with 1,190 respondents found that President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has made 35% of college students look into cutting back on schooling and 32% consider a different degree. The act established new loan limits for graduate and professional student borrowers and terminated Graduate PLUS loans...| The Badger Herald
For Emily Palmer, the final step in embracing her identity as a true “crazy cat lady” was learning to knit. In fall 2024, she took the leap into her new hobby by founding Keep Wisconsin Warm. KWW is an organization within Women in Chemistry that gathers several times a month to knit and crochet items...| The Badger Herald
Students for Justice in Palestine announced in a social media post Sunday that the Registered Student Organization had been suspended from the University of Wisconsin campus for violating university policies at an April protest. SJP protested an event held by the UW La Follette School of Public Affairs that hosted former U.S. Ambassador to the...| The Badger Herald
Staying in Madison for the summer? Whether you’re taking classes, working or just hanging out, there’s no better way to relax and enjoy the season than with the array of talent Madison’s music scene has to offer. Maybe you missed Morgan Wallen or Coldplay at Camp Randall Stadium, but don’t fret — the music is...| The Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin offers a wide range of research programs for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in each summer. These programs typically provide either academic credit or pay to their researchers, but recent federal funding cuts leave those receiving compensation unsure. In April, President Donald Trump terminated about $12 million in research funding,...| The Badger Herald
A Republican-backed motion to cut funding for school-based mental health services by $10 million over the next two fiscal years was approved June 12. This is only the most recent setback for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s efforts to enhance mental health services in K-12 schools. The decision came roughly eight months after state...| The Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics announced May 29 the awardees for the Class of 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame. Twelve former athletes and staff members earned the Hall of Fame title through their service and achievement during their time at UW and will be formally inducted during the Hall of Fame weekend, Sept....| The Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin students were notified via email Thursday morning of an aggravated assault that occurred on Wednesday at about 8:45 p.m. at the Memorial Union Terrace. The UW-Madison Police Department was notified of a disturbance involving seven to 10 juveniles at the Terrace. An investigation found that the juveniles consisted of two groups and...| The Badger Herald
There’s something insulting about a job that wastes your time and pays you $7.00 an hour. Summer jobs are marketed as “time fulfilling” and “good experience,” but most of them just tested my patience, delayed my sleep schedule and gave me weird tan lines. So in honor of every time I said “no worries!” when...| The Badger Herald
Independent Student Newspaper Since 1969| The Badger Herald
Preliminary results indicate of a University of Wisconsin partner study indicate the high-stress environment of higher education may play a role in the negative mental and physical health outcomes seen among Black women in academics. The UW School of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis received a grant to expand a study on how racial stress...| The Badger Herald
