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Faculty Hiring Prioritizes Activism Over Scholarship, Argues John Sailer in Campus Lecture
When professors are hired by schools because of DEI requirements, homogenous intellectual environments are created.
 • Hayden Socha
Lecture Explores How Opus Dei Bridges Work and Faith in Modern Catholicism
Frank Ngo from Ohio State University discussed how the Catholic organization, Opus Dei, reflects broader shifts in the Church’s understanding of work…
 • Kaylie Wiedmeyer
Crony Capitalism and the Chicken Industry
Libertarians committed to free markets, conservatives wary of corporate-state fusion, farmers seeking independence, and advocates for animals may find…
 • Ryan Blum
Are Men Being Left Behind at UW-Madison?
Female students increasingly outnumber their male counterparts on campus.
 • Kaylie Wiedmeyer

February 2026

New Legislation Targets Grooming, but What About DPI Enforcement?
When an agency partitions only minimal resources toward investigating sexual misconduct, it creates blind spots that predators can exploit.
UW-Madison Should Abandon "Land Acknowledgements"
Memorials recognize history, but land acknowledgements are a performative way to apologize for history.
 • Cole Welnetz
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Speaks at UW-Madison
Tiffany was hosted by the College Republicans of UW-Madison for a conversation on higher education
 • Quentin Jehn
How Will the Next Chancellor of UW-Madison be Selected?
As Chancellor Mnookin prepares to depart for Columbia, the UW Regents will begin the search process for her permanent replacement
 • Quentin Jehn
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Discusses Higher Ed, Public Policy
Daniels discussed his time as governor and as president of Purdue University in an event hosted by the La Follette School of Public Affairs
 • Hayden Socha
DEI Initiatives Persist at UW-Madison Despite Closure of Central Diversity Division
Many of UW-Madison’s schools, colleges, departments, and divisions have retained explicit commitments to DEI on their websites
 • Ben Rothove
Faith and Conflict in America and Beyond
Conflicts between religious groups are nothing new
 • Othon Estrada
UW-Madison Scores Highly in Manhattan Institute College Rankings
UW-Madison scored highly on the value added to education and the quality of its alumni network.
 • Laila Ghareeb
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