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Heiss named interim secretary of the faculty

January 7, 2014

William Heiss will serve as the new interim secretary of the faculty for a six-month appointment that began Jan. 6. Read More

Longtime professor honored and surprised to be graduation speaker

December 4, 2013

Donald Downs, a UW–Madison professor of political science, was preparing for a class recently when he got an unexpected call. Downs was asked to deliver the charge to graduates at the Winter Commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Kohl Center. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Read More

Shannons fund faculty chair on healthy minds, children and families

July 18, 2013

UW-Madison alumni Mary Sue and Mike Shannon are providing a gift to fund an endowed faculty chair focusing on mind, body and family well-being through collaborations among the School of Human Ecology, the School of Medicine and Public Health, the Waisman Center, and the Global Health Institute. Read More

Ward letter on Joint Finance WCIJ action

June 14, 2013

Below is a letter from Interim Chancellor David Ward delivered to Wisconsin legislative leadership on Friday, June 14. Read More

University reaffirms support for investigative journalism

June 5, 2013

In an early-morning action, the Joint Finance Committee of the Wisconsin Legislature voted to adopt a motion that would separate the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from its collaboration with the students and staff of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Read More

Bousquet to return to faculty; Podestá continues in interim role

April 30, 2013

Gilles Bousquet, dean of international studies and vice provost for globalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will rejoin the university’s faculty in July after taking leave to serve as UW-Eau Claire’s interim chancellor during the 2012-13 academic year. Read More

Violinist Tyrone Greive to retire from School of Music

April 30, 2013

After 36 years as professor of violin at UW–Madison, Tyrone Greive is retiring this spring. But the indefatigable musician, well-known to Madison audiences as the former concertmaster of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, will still teach, perform and indulge his lifelong passion for Polish string literature. Read More

Mellon Foundation awards grant to develop new careers for humanities Ph.D.s

April 17, 2013

What do you do with a doctorate in medieval history if there are no teaching positions or you want to reach a wider audience? With a $1.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Center for the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will develop career opportunities beyond academia for humanities doctoral students. The grant also will support faculty and students who reach out to the public with their work. Read More

Gift of $5 million establishes two faculty chairs at School of Nursing

April 16, 2013

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing has received a gift of $5 million from John and Tashia Morgridge in honor of Mary and Carl Gulbrandsen, establishing two permanently endowed faculty chairs - one in pediatric nursing and one in health systems innovation. Read More

Jerry Marwell, expert on social movements, dies at 76

March 28, 2013

Gerald Marwell, Richard T. Ely Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Sunday, March 24 in New York City. He was 76. Read More

Search and screen committee appointed for next College of Letters & Science dean

December 13, 2012

A 17-member search and screen committee has been appointed to assist in identifying a successor to Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

New faculty members eager to make their mark

October 18, 2012

For Kimberlee and Randy Gretebeck, accepting positions at the University of Wisconsin–Madison meant coming home. Read More

Studies point to rising role for women scientists at UW–Madison

September 25, 2012

As the University of Wisconsin–Madison competes with the world's top universities for talent and expertise, it is getting more help from women, who in 2011 comprised 31 percent of the faculty — up from 18 percent in 1990. Read More