UW-Madison botany professor Katherine McCulloh sees former Chancellor Rebecca Blank as one of her heroes.
UW-Madison's annual fundraising drive, called "Fill the Hill," taps into the mischief of a flamingo prank pulled in 1979 to raise money for dozens of causes on campus.
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Fave 5: Reporter Kimberly Wethal shares her favorite stories of 2022
In the weeks before I joined the Wisconsin State Journal in September, I was told this: Remember that a higher education institution is like their own city. It has its own character and struggles, defined by the students who learn there and the faculty who teach them.
I have seen this over and over again, and it was particularly clear when I visited UW-Platteville at Richland a week after the University of Wisconsin System ordered degree-fulfilling classes to cease because of low enrollment. During my visit, I found many of the devastated students to be emotionally invested in their campus community — and committed to saving it.
UW-Madison doctorate student Kirstan Gimse found the courage to go back to school a decade ago from a chemistry professor she would wait on.
UW-Madison botany professor Katherine McCulloh is the first appointee to the Rebecca Blank Professorship. The endowment fund attached to the professorship was funded by donations from alumni and UW-Madison supporters.
UW-Madison botany professor Katherine McCulloh is the first appointee to the Rebecca Blank Professorship. The endowment fund attached to the professorship was funded by donations from alumni and UW-Madison supporters.
