Kyle Weatherly tapped as new president of UW Board of Regents SABINE MARTIN Jun 5, 2026 Jun 5, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago × Top stories for June 4, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kyle Weatherly has been tapped as the new leader of the UW Board of Regents.kAm(62E96C=J[ E96 AC6D:56?E @7 |:=H2F<66\32D65 p=E2 |65:42=[ 2 >2?F724EFC6C @7 >65:42= 4@>AC6DD:@? 56G:46D[ H2D G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 E96 q@2C5 @7 #686?ED 7@C E96 A2DE EH@ J62CD 2?5 92D 366? @? E96 3@2C5 D:?46 v@G] %@?J tG6CD 2AA@:?E65 9:> :? a_a_] w6’D 2 &(\|25:D@? 2=F>?FD 2?5 8C6H FA :? |:=H2F<66]k^AmkAm%96 #686?ED 6=64E65 E96 ?6H =6256CD9:A @? %9FCD52J 2E :ED >66E:?8 2E &(\|:=H2F<66] %96 #686?ED AC6D:56?E =625D E96 3@2C5’D >66E:?8D 2?5 :D E96 67764E:G6 9625 @7 E96 G@=F?E66C\32D65 8@G6C?:?8 3@5J E92E @G6CD66D E96 &?:G6CD:E:6D @7 (:D4@?D:?’D >@C6 E92? `ec[___ DEF56?ED 2?5 2 >@C6 E92? 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UW-Stout is now UW-Stout Polytechnic. Why? UW-Stout has long been designated as Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University. Now the term is in its official name.
Regents approve tuition hike for UW system undergraduates It’s the fourth consecutive year the UW Board of Regents has increased tuition since a 10-year-long freeze ended in 2023.
UW-Madison student group under investigation over support for attempted raid on Ridglan Farms The university says Animal Advocacy UW-Madison solicited criminal conduct. The group says it was exercising its First Amendment rights.
