Alice Dreger, a historian of science and medicine, talks with WORT’s Darien Lamen about the importance of academic freedom; her decision to resign in protest from Northwestern University; why she called minority student protesters “fascist”; and whether academic freedom still has a fighting chance in the university.
What’s Next For Oscar Mayer Factory? City Officials, Residents Dream...
Around 60 people gathered on Madison’s north side Wednesday night to share their ideas about how the city could help breath new life into the sprawling Oscar Mayer facility once Kraft Heinz leaves the area this year. Darien Lamen reports.
Dems Call ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Over Special Needs Voucher Amendment
(WORT) — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos introduced a motion Thursday to correct a “technical flaw” in last year’s state budget that allowed school districts to raise property taxes to compensate for losses in state aid for each student who uses school vouchers. Darien Lamen reports.
Thousands Attend Day Without Latinos Rally
(WORT) –A pair of bills at the Wisconsin Capitol brought thousands of protesters to the streets Thursday. Demonstrators participating in the Day Without Latinos Rally say pending legislation banning local governments from issuing photo IDs and cracking down on so-called sanctuary cities are anti-Latino and anti-immigrant.
UW Extension Releases New Details On Cuts
University of Wisconsin Extension announced the latest details Wednesday about how they will distribute more than 3 million dollars in budget cuts to their Cooperative division. Cooperative Extension partners with all 72 counties across the state, providing educational programming and specialist expertise in agricultural, youth, and family development. A steering committee will has out the details over the next six months, but administrators say the cuts are also an “opportunity.” Reporter Darien Lamen brings us up to speed.
Students Disrupt Regents Meeting, Call For Action On Racial Diversity
(WORT) — Two groups of protesters converged on a lively University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Friday morning. Darien Lamen takes us inside the meeting room to find out more about the students’ demands, as well as other efforts to address diversity at the UW.
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