Becky Jacobs
Higher Education Reporter at The Cap Times
Higher ed reporter @CapTimes. Previously @PostCrescent, @sltrib/@report4america @PostTrib, @gfherald. From Rockford. Go Cubs! She/Her
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1 day ago |
captimes.com | Kayla Huynh |Becky Jacobs
If President Donald Trump achieves his goal of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, students and educators in Madison are likely to feel the effects. Families filling out financial aid forms could find it harder to get help. The dozens of schools scattered across Madison could lose millions in federal funding, leading to larger classroom sizes and fewer supports for students in need.
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1 week ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
Six employees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received layoff notices after the federal government terminated grants and sent stop-work orders to the flagship university. Like other colleges and universities across the country, UW-Madison has faced uncertainty as the Trump administration has pursued a flurry of funding cuts and policy changes. Many of the actions remain in flux amid court challenges across the country.
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1 week ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
As the number of international students facing visa terminations swells this week, student leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are growing more concerned. Dominic Zappia, a senior who chairs the university’s student governing body, said the Associated Students of Madison “stand in support with our international students and oppose the forced deportation of our students.”“We encourage university leadership to defend our students and publicly share resources.
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2 weeks ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
Adalyn Lehman grew up in a Mosinee “football family” with her dad and brother both having played at the collegiate level. “As a girl, I’ve always been drawn to the sport, but I never really had the opportunity to actually play it, except for the annual powder-puff games for homecoming in high school,” Lehman said. Then as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Lehman spotted a flyer about a new women’s flag football team and seized on the moment.
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3 weeks ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
No cockroach has ever fallen on senior Anika Olson, like another student recently told Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers during a tour of the Mosse Humanities Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But Olson has spotted her share of the insect in the decades-old, Brutalist building, echoing the view of an Instagram account called “Cockroaches of Humanities” that periodically documents sightings, as well.
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UW-Madison sent layoff notices to 6 employees in February and March after the fed gov sent stop-work orders and terminated grants at the school. Another story from me for @CapTimes https://t.co/WseoBK8HXQ
As the number of international students facing visa terminations swells in Wisconsin, student leaders at UW-Madison are growing concerned. Totals so far: UW-Madison: 27 UW system: 15 Madison College: 1 My latest for @CapTimes https://t.co/FbYEWncQ6e
Need some uplifting news amid the chaos lately? UW-Stout helped launch a collegiate women's flag football league this spring. 🏈 One player told me she's excited to be part of "something so groundbreaking." My latest for @CapTimes https://t.co/haktpws5Bd
