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Guinier is first on lecture circuit
Lani Guinier, the first black woman tenured professor at Harvard Law School, will open the 2002-2003 Distinguished Lecture Series in September.
UW-Madison debuts new ID card
University identification cards are getting a new look -- and purchasing power.
Students enrolled in Wisconsin history course go with the flow
History professor John Sharpless and 16 students journeyed on a four-week expedition from Oshkosh to the mouth of the Wisconsin River by canoe - making for one of the most unconventional and logistically challenging classes at UW–Madison.
Facilities planner sought
A 13-member search-and-screen committee has begun looking for a new assistant vice chancellor for facilities, planning and management, a position held by the recently retired Bruce Braun.
New endowment funds outreach
A new endowment is intended to advance The Wisconsin Idea by developing new and innovative initiatives, and adding dimensions to existing outreach.
Who knew?
Wisconsin Week’s Josh Orton finds answers to questions of campus interest posed by faculty and staff. We can’t promise to answer all questions submitted,…
Employee Matters
What is EGTRRA?
Almanac
Ask Bucky, get answers Among the reasons why the Campus Information and Visitor Center exists is to answer questions about the university…
For the record
Grants and fellowships Lectures Committee Seeks Proposals The Lectures Committee solicits applications from departments, academic programs and registered student organizations for…
Advances
Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. UW…
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Learning Apply Now as Special or Guest Student at UW–Madison Adults can still enroll as a university special or guest student…
Announcements
Call for Preproposals: Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment The Provost’s Office is soliciting proposals from faculty, staff and students for…
Regents warn against future budget cuts
The UW System will need to reduce enrollments or increase tuition if state funding does not improve, says the UW System Board of Regents.
Sightings
One of the resident ferrets at the School of Veterinary Medicine takes a stroll down a hallway in the animal clinic.
While you were away …
Were you away this summer, or just on the Terrace a lot? Here's some of what you might have missed during the past few months at UW–Madison.
MU Bash welcomes new students to Wisconsin Union
New students can get a crash course on what's offered by the Wisconsin Union at the Memorial Union Bash Sunday, Sept. 1, from 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
Juilliard opens Union season
The Juilliard String Quartet opens the 2002-2003 season at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.
Union Theater announces savings without subscribing
This season, for the first time ever, the Wisconsin Union Theater offers new ways to save through two voucher programs, one for students and another for the public.
Making UW–Madison manageable for first-year students
Freshman interest groups, which operate as mini-learning communities built around a particular theme, are expanding quickly at UW–Madison.
Dual admissions expand
The UW–Madison Connections program, a pilot program unveiled in 2001, has expanded to allow dual admission to students from any UW college.