Category Employee News
Working at UW to improve workforce communications
The new website is designed as an easy to use resource for essential employee information, from parking and transportation updates to HR news and construction-related bulletins. Read More
University Staff Congress election process begins
The Congress consists of 106 seats, with each seat representing 35 to 75 employees of similar job type. Read More
UW-Madison recognizes Hilldale Award winners
For nearly 30 years, remarkable faculty have been singled out by their peers for their distinguished contributions to teaching, research and service. Read More
Congratulations, Coach
Greg Gard, left, talks with Jim and Pauline Nedelcoff after being named the 16th head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team Tuesday. Gard began his career under Coach Nedelcoff at Southwestern High School in Hazel Green, Wis. Read More
Three deans reappointed after 5-year reviews
Every five years of their tenure, deans of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a comprehensive review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance. Read More
17th annual Showcase scheduled for March 16
Poster topics delve into reaching new audiences, developing collaborative partnerships, using data effectively and improving processes. Read More
UW–Madison adopts higher wages for student employees, graduate assistants
The student hourly minimum wage is set to rise from $7.25 to $9 per hour on Sept. 1, and effective July 1, graduate assistants will receive a 2 percent hike. Read More
Reception to recognize and welcome faculty of color
The event will honor the 16 recently promoted faculty of color and welcome 18 new faculty of color to campus. Read More
Search committee formed for vice chancellor for finance and administration
The committee, chaired by Terry Warfield, chair of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the Wisconsin School of Business, will meet before the end of February. Read More
Q&A: “Moving Forward” organizers encourage attendees to find out how they can take action
Students have taken an active role in planning the discussion on the progress made through the past year. Read More
Professor, alumni named to National Academy of Engineering
A University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineering professor, a chemical engineering alumnus and an engineering mechanics alumnus have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Read More
Lewis Thomas Prize to be awarded to Wisconsin’s Sean Carroll
Carroll was instrumental in building the field of evolutionary developmental biology, known colloquially as evo devo. Read More
Arts Institute director search underway
“We are looking for a dynamic leader who will be the champion of the arts on campus and beyond,” says search committee chair Jennifer Angus. Read More
Bazzell to depart UW–Madison in March
Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Darrell Bazzell will leave his role in March for a similar position at the University of Texas at Austin. Read More
Special University Committee meeting set for Friday
A special University Committee meeting to gather comment on the UW System Tenure Policy Task Force report is set for 10 a.m. Friday in Room 260 of Bascom Hall. Read More
Nominations for University Staff Recognition Awards being accepted
Once a year, five University Staff employees are selected to receive a plaque and a monetary prize to acknowledge their outstanding contributions to the campus. Read More
English professor explores the ‘useful and sweet’ in medieval how-to texts
Lisa Cooper studies the ways in which medieval instruction books can be both practical and beautiful. Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday activities encourage service, celebration
Ernest Green, one of the “Little Rock Nine” students who integrated Central High School following the Brown v. Board of Education decision, will present a keynote speech Monday night. Read More
Tenure task force to meet Dec. 23
The UW System Tenure Policy Task Force will meet next week to discuss draft proposals regarding faculty layoff and post-tenure review policies. Read More
Q&A: Spinoza probably wouldn’t care, but debate over forgiving him goes on
This past Sunday, a crowd gathered in Amsterdam to watch a debate nearly four centuries in the making: Should the philosopher Spinoza be forgiven by the synagogue that excommunicated him in 1656? Among the participants was Steven Nadler, William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy and Evjue-Bascom Professor in Humanities. He spoke about the experience with Inside UW–Madison. Read More