Mnookin's Departure, UWPD Arrests, and More!
News, commentary, and events for February 2026
THE MADISON FEDERALIST is back! We have big plans this semester, and you can be a part of them.
Our next event will be on Wednesday, February 4th at 6:00 PM in Law School 7200. American Enterprise Institute senior fellow (and UW-Madison alumnus) Christopher Scalia will discuss the intersection between politics and culture.
Here are the top recent news stories:
Columbia University has selected University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to be its next president. She will depart at the end of the academic year.
The UW-Madison Police Department arrested four individuals in connection with a series of graffiti incidents “that caused extensive damage across the UW–Madison campus over the past year and a half.”
UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin have suspended transgender procedures for children. It remains unclear whether UW Health intends for the pause to be permanent.
You can read more of our top news stories here!
Here are the top recent commentary articles:
One hundred years after the birth of William F. Buckley Jr., the legacy of the intellectual pioneer of the modern conservative movement endures on our campus.
Wisconsin is facing a demographic crisis that lawmakers and voters can no longer afford to downplay: the state’s birth rate is collapsing.
As Pope Leo enters the first full year of his pontificate, he will face many new challenges. His American identity may prove to be both a strength and a weakness.
You can read more of our top commentary stories here!
In addition, you can read our editor-in-chief’s recent essay about The Madison Federalist in The Daily Cardinal:
Finally, February has a packed events calendar:
February 4th at 6:00 PM in Law School 7200: The Intersection of Politics and Culture with Christopher Scalia (The Madison Federalist)
February 9th at 6:00 PM in Law School 7200: Universal Fraternity as the Heart of a Sociopolitical Vision with Sr. Marie Kolbe Zamora (Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy)
February 16th at 7:00 PM in Memorial Union Shannon Hall: Higher Ed, Public Policy, and a Divided America with Governor Mitch Daniels (La Follette School of Public Affairs)
February 23rd at 6:00 PM in Law School 7200: From opus Dei to the Opus Dei: the Modern Reevaluation of Labor in the Roman Catholic Church (Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy)
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