As rules change for paying student-athletes, UW–Madison charts a path for success.
Fall 2025 Feature
From Idea to Company to Cure
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation helps UW researchers turn science into start-ups.
Feature Stories
Thanks to UW alumni, the Onion birthed modern news satire, helping America to process its dysfunctions through humor.
The sports rivalry between the UW and the University of Minnesota has produced legends and lore for the ages.
Forty years ago, the comedian created a film portrayal for the ages on the UW–Madison campus.
On Campus
Multiple campus construction projects are positioning UW–Madison for the future.
UW student population trends have followed inflection points in American life.
The UW financial aid program significantly increases student retention.
UW–Madison’s organizational changes aim to boost support for all undergraduates
Marcelle Haddix leads the UW School of Education with an example of excellence and an ethos of care.
Fast Times at UW–Madison
The men’s cross-country team is on an extraordinary winning streak.
Traditions & History
Enthusiasm for the annual celebration has persisted for more than a century.
The last campus-area commercial movie theater closed two decades ago.
The popular run/walk has been a harbinger of spring in Madison for more than four decades.
Alumni
Steve Marker ’89 has made a lifelong career producing and performing alternative rock music.
Karen Murphy ’93 is one of the rare women to serve as COO for an NFL team.
A nimble athlete and a fast learner, Elzie Higginbottom ’65 turned a track scholarship into a real estate education.
Books & Multimedia
In A Forty Year Kiss, Nickolas Butler ’02 gives long-lost romance another chance.
Rickey Fayne’s debut novel traces the consequences of desperation across generations.
Richard Cates PhD’83 recounts his family’s journey from owning to knowing their farmstead in A Creek Runs through This Driftless Land.
Cameron Lee Small ’12, MS’16 offers grace and guidance for exploring questions about identity in The Adoptee’s Journey.
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz MFA’18 investigates an identity crisis in The Indian Card.
In I Am Nobody’s Slave, Lee Hawkins recounts his family’s tradition of resilience despite generations of racial violence.
