For jazz pianist Joan Wildman, music was life. That may sound like a figure of speech, but Wildman proved it a statement of fact. After a cancer diagnosis last year, the longtime UW–Madison professor bravely rejected a treatment that might have bought her more time. The problem was, the drugs…
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Sami Schalk demonstrates the principle of “pleasure activism.”
A unique group of poets, musicians, and activists came together in the inaugural cohort of First Wave, the UW’s pioneering scholarship program.
The Tony–winning Broadway star forged his artistic identity at UW–Madison.
Meet the Harry Whitehorse statue near Camp Randall — and sit on it, too.
Man — Creator of Order and Disorder returns to its former glory.
The Wisconsin Union Theater makes sure the 100th-anniversary season is something special.
Even as a UW–Madison student, the author of “A Raisin in the Sun” spoke up for what she believed in.
Mary Hinkson ’46, MS’47 was born to dance, but as a black woman at the UW, she found Madison far from welcoming. Rather than give up, she became one of the nation’s leading performers.
Amid a vinyl revival, the UW’s Mills Music Library dusts off its robust record collection.
Allee Willis ’69 is more than just the composer of the hit songs such as “September” and the Friends theme: she also collects kitsch, throws legendary parties, and supports her hometown of Detroit.
Priscilla Priebe Long before she led the UW women’s hockey team to two NCAA Division I championships, goalie Alannah McCready ’10 was a member of several boys’ youth hockey teams in Blaine, Minnesota. “When I was growing up, there were no girls’ teams for me to…
Casting long shadows, students play soccer on the Near East Fields near Dejope Residence Hall. The fields are due for reconstruction by 2022 under the Rec Sports Master Plan. Photo by Jeff Miller…
Sarah Morton If you were looking for Lester Graves Lennon ’73 back in the late ’60s, chances are you found him at Der Rathskeller. “I basically haunted the Rath,” says the English major from New York who came to UW–Madison because that’s where smart characters…
During more than four decades as a photographer, Michael Kienitz ’74 has worked in some of the most beautiful spots in the world — from Peru to the Hindu Kush mountain range near the Afghanistan–Pakistan border. But his camera was always focused on people at the center of armed conflicts,…
Charlie Berens ’09 leans into his Badger State roots — and accent — to deliver the Manitowoc Minute, a comedic take on the news.
J. J. Watt x’12 AP/Aaron M. Sprecher “Every few years, a professional athlete touches the heart and soul of a city in a way that has nothing to do with athleticism,” Houston mayor Sylvester Turner wrote in a TIME magazine tribute to NFL star J.
Face paint and street theater were hallmarks of the counterculture during the antiwar years. UW ARCHIVES 2018s00007 UW alumni who were in Madison during an era known for its protests and flamboyant pop culture will return to campus this summer for a once-in-a-lifetime event. Jazz musician…
Steve Miller x’65 reflects on how his time on campus, being an English major, and growing up with a famous godfather affected his music career.
Music is tied up in the fabric of campus life. Some concerts — including these — are highlights from the university’s history.
For five decades, the Wisconsin Singers have taken their act on the road to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the university. Former WAA president Arlie Mucks ’47, along with the School of Music’s Donald Neuen, founded the musical group in 1967. Originally called the University Singers, the students…
Andy Manis By day, Mark Zimmer ’82, JD’85 is a Madison lawyer. But by night, he’s a classical-music detective, hunting for clues in archives around the world to identify lesser-known works by Ludwig van Beethoven. Together with Netherlands-based composer A. Willem Holsbergen, Zimmer…
Photo: Ronen Tivony It took Rabbi Daniel Brenner ’92 until now to realize that he just wants to dance. Brenner has spent two decades finding innovative ways to connect young Jewish people with their faith. Newsweek named him one of America’s most influential…
Bryce Richter This isn’t your typical henna design — and it’s not intended to be. Students created the henna body art during a workshop with Meeta Mastani, UW–Madison’s fall 2016 interdisciplinary artist-in-residence, on the outdoor terrace of the Humanities Building. Mastani is an…
In the moments before the music begins, the nervous energy is palpable. Nearly three dozen student models line up along a wall in a second-floor hallway inside Nancy Nicholas Hall. Some hold shoes in their hands, waiting until the last moment to step into gravity- defying…