Marquette Tribune

3 weeks ago | marquettewire.org | Matthew Baltz

It’s been just over three months since Tom Mendoza was hired as the sixth head coach in Marquette women’s volleyball history, and he’s still not done adding to the roster quite yet. Last Wednesday, the program announced the additions of transfers Allie Korba and Julia Stanev. Korba, a 5-foot-9 setter from Arlington Heights, Illinois, was the 2024 Mid-American Conference Setter of the Year at Central Michigan University after posting 1,137 assists over 126 sets in 2024.

1 month ago | marquettewire.org | Sophia Tiedge

Acting Provost Sarah Feldner said Marquette University has also achieved its goals in tuition discounts and class makeup. Marquette University’s acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was under 80% for the first time since 2016, Acting Provost Sarah Feldner announced at a University Academic Senate meeting on May 5. Between 2014-2018, Marquette’s acceptance rate climbed by more than 20% and has been steadily increasing since.

1 month ago | marquettewire.org | Sophia Tiedge

House Republicans failed to pass a proposal for $330 billion in spending cuts through the Budget Committee on Friday. The proposal included changing the federal loan system, which would require colleges and universities to pay the federal government for any student debt that goes unpaid, cancel the Grad PLUS loan program and put caps on how much students can borrow.

1 month ago | marquettewire.org | Sophia Tiedge

Members ofthe University Faculty Committee on Budgets and Financial Planning now have a place in the decisions for building projectson Marquette’s campus. UFCBFP is a committee that bridges the gap between University Academic Senate and Marquette’s leadership team to discuss budget-related matters. On May 5, Lowell Barrington, chair of UFCBFP, provided updates on what the committee accomplished this year.

1 month ago | marquettewire.org | Kaylynn Wright

Marquette University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is adding women’s swimming as its 17th varsity sport, vice president and director of athletics Mike Broeker announced Wednesday afternoon. The new program is scheduled to begin competition as early as the 2025-2026 season and was presented by the department during the Securing Our Future process to improve gender equity. This marks the first new varsity sport since 2013 when both lacrosse programs were added in 2013.