Get Social: Commencement in your living room
This commencement wasn't what we expected. But being Badgers, students made the best of it, celebrating in living rooms and front yards, and sharing their joy on social media with photos, videos and exclamations. Read More
It’s not too late to sign up for Summer Term
Summer Term’s first session begins on Monday, but it’s not too late to enroll in summer courses. Open the Student Center module in My UW… Read More
Evensen, Kasl named winners of campus Herfurth-Kubly Awards
Recipients are selected based on high academic achievement, effective communication skills, leadership in significant extra-curricular activities, financial self-support and personal initiative. Read More
Celebrities offer shout-outs to 2020 grads
Alumni and friends from across the country — from Charlie Berens to Carrie Coon to André De Shields -- offer congratulations to the UW–Madison's 2020 graduates. Read More
Chancellor Blank on how a research university responds to societal crisis
The value of the university has never been clearer, Chancellor Rebecca Blank says. In this webinar she discusses the role of a major research university in addressing a crisis such as COVID-19. Read More
A commencement like no other
This surreal time was nothing like the preceding 29 springtime ceremonies that I have photographed in my career as a photographer for University Communications at UW–Madison. Still, a tenacious Badger spirit remained. Read More
Business grads get their names up in lights
In a visual tribute honoring the graduating Class of 2020, the names of graduates of the Wisconsin School of Business were projected onto the side of Grainger Hall. Read More
Lighting it up for the 2020 graduates
Graduates don't get to celebrate in Camp Randall Stadium and the Kohl Center this year because of the social distancing required by the COVID-19 pandemic. So to mark Saturday's virtual graduation ceremony, the UW Athletic Department lit the two venues in red Friday night to honor the Class of 2020. Read More
Odyssey Project online graduation full of pride, community, love
In a Zoom ceremony that included more than 200 people, participants were treated to a cacophony of joy as they celebrated the resilient graduates of the UW–Madison Odyssey Project, an award-winning program offering humanities classes each year for 30 adult students facing economic barriers to college. Read More
After #UWGrad, join together for a Jump Around
After watching UW–Madison's virtual commencement video, which is released at noon on Saturday, celebrate the Class of 2020 with a Jump Around event. Badgers near and far are invited. Read More
144 new members join Phi Kappa Phi at UW–Madison
The UW–Madison chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1920 and has had a continuous presence on this campus ever since. Read More
Videos: Celebrities offer shout-outs to grads
Well-known Badgers near and far, from André De Shields to Charlie Berens, offer well wishes to the Class of 2020. Read More
Student to student: Best moments of the school year, from snow to roses
We had our first snow back in October, our football team made it to the Rose Bowl and in-person instruction was suspended due to COVID-19. Despite the tumult, UW–Madison students had plenty of favorite memories from the year. Read More
Phi Beta Kappa inducts 134 seniors in 2020
These initiates embody excellence in both depth and breadth of study in the liberal arts and sciences. Approximately 5 percent of the Letters & Science senior class is inducted into the liberal arts and science scholar society. Read More
Move out at a distance
For the past week, students have been returning to dorms to gather their belongings. UW Housing organized the move-outs in staggered time periods from April 27 to May 7. Read More
UW–Madison graduate named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
At Stanford University, Ross Dahlke plans to research the connection between how people communicate online and how they behave offline in civic life. Read More
UW-Madison faculty, students help create COVID-19 app for Wisconsinites
Wisconsin Connect is the first locally-designed COVID-19 app, allowing users to both receive and give help to others in their communities while correcting state-specific misinformation trending on social media. Read More
Wisconsin Partnership announces $2.2 million in grants in response to COVID-19
The funded projects include 11 community-led initiatives that support a wide range of efforts across the state to address the immediate health needs of Wisconsin’s diverse urban and rural communities. Read More
Seniors to make most of online commencement, celebrating at home
“My mom is going to cook a huge gorgeous meal, we are going to drink champagne, watch the ceremony, and cry." Read More
In uncertain times, you can lean on rocks … and The Rock
Stephen Meyers calls his last Geosci 100 lecture of the semester “Living in an Uncertain World.” This year, he and his team have created a multimedia production that features a Twitter conversation with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson about his favorite rock, a special video message from Chancellor Blank and a musical performance from local band Mr. Chair. Read More