Today’s students know that by graduation, their portfolios of knowledge and skills need to include global competence. But the UW, along with its peers, is grappling to define what that means, exactly, and why in the world it matters.
Summer 2009
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Stories
An academic setback at the UW propelled Joyce Carol Oates MA’61 on to the pinnacle of literary achievement. Read how Madison changed her life, and find an excerpt from “Nighthawk,” her campus memoir.
Conventional wisdom says that TV is bad for kids, but research is finding that good messages can prevail — if parents choose programming wisely.
In January, US Airways Flight 1549 made an unscheduled landing in the Hudson River. Quick action by the crew, including copilot Jeffrey Skiles ’84, ensured survival for all aboard. Skiles now shares his experiences.
Anne Topham ’63, MA’65 didn’t set out to become a trailblazer, but her pursuit of award-winning chèvre helped launch artisanal goat cheese in Wisconsin.
With more student veterans on campus, he helps navigate the path through college.
I arrived by air, breathless with anticipation. I arrived alone. I see myself across an abyss now of four decades as a figure of uncertainty like a line drawing by Saul Steinberg.
Pop quiz: Is the TV show Hannah Montana educational? If your answer is no, guess again.
A gardener’s passion and private gifts support a beautiful public space.
Sophomore wasted little time making an impact on the UW women’s soccer program.
Our ability to understand another’s feelings may be genetic.
The latest UW stem-cell breakthrough creates beating heart muscle.
Chancellor’s undergraduate initiative gains support from board of regents.
An unprecedented study of childhood seeks answers to health problems.
What did ventriloquy, dances, and electioneering have in common? Dormsylvania!
Renting a canoe is a bargain for a little piece of serenity during a hectic semester or a chance to explore campus during the less stressful summer months.
Since Tony Dreyfuss ’97 opened Metropolis Coffee in 2003 in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, it’s garnered publicity in publications ranging from Saveur to London’s Evening Standard.
Filmmaker Michael Mann ’65 says he chose to shoot his movie Public Enemies in the Badger state because, “There is no place else in America I can think of where [the] 1930s or ’20s or ’40s is as vivid as it is in Wisconsin. I’d forgotten how beautiful the state is.”
WAA honors outstanding alumni at 73rd annual awards program.
A half dozen newly minted grads toss their caps after a spring commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center.
