Feature Stories
These unusual artifacts shine a light on campus history, from lost traditions to lesser-known heroes.
A curious student traces the end of a campus tradition.
How head coach Luke Fickell will transform Badger football
On Campus
Celebrating 175 years of UW triumphs and traditions
A Center for Dairy Research job posting creates an international sensation.
Waiting in the wings: Bucky and members of the UW Spirit Squad line up in the tunnel leading to Camp Randall Stadium before the W Project in September.
It’s a childhood dream come true for the former Badger football stars.
New Provost Charles Isbell will help UW–Madison define itself in a brave new world.
Meet Charlie, the UW Police Department’s first therapy K9 officer.
Traditions & History
The Italian restaurant was a romantic getaway for UW–Madison couples.
UW–Madison’s dance department — the oldest in America — turns 100.
Alumni gather “up north” every year to enjoy nature, make connections, and learn from UW experts.
Since the 19th century, Music Hall’s tower has kept the UW running on time.
Alumni
Lisa Yaszek MA’92, PhD’99 shines a light on nontraditional writers in a male-dominated genre.
Two Badgers have created the Brick to eliminate digital distractions.
Books & Multimedia
Jeff Oloizia ’07 talks story, form, and fish fry on his podcast, Writing Forward.
On Pearls 2, rapper Zhalarina Sanders ’15, MS’18 tells family stories in her grandmother’s tongue.
Three friends reckon with their once-entangled lives in Girls Our Age by Phoebe Thompson MFA’24.
Amanda Rizkalla MFA’23 documents a family’s quest for stability through the eyes of an eldest daughter in Hungered.
Political corruption and personal betrayal fan the flames of a heated election in Jon Hickey ’04’s debut novel, Big Chief.
Ann Packer’s Some Bright Nowhere asks just how much we’re willing to do for those we love.
