Siftings

“The hows and whys of student social life” (1936); “A pipe course in Wisconsin student social conduct” (1938); “A brief brief on etiquette” (1947). At a time when women on UW–Madison’s campus…

The International Club of UW–Madison was established on March 14, 1903, by 16 international students representing 11 nationalities at the apartment of Kiyoshi Karl Kawakami, a Japanese international student. Aiming to “work…

The rise of environmental awareness on the University of Wisconsin -Madison campus can be traced back to the broader societal movements of the 1960s, including the civil rights movement and anti-war protests,…

The Center for Campus History’s mission is to uncover and give voice to the many groups across the university’s history who experienced and challenged discrimination and exclusion on campus. Since becoming a…

By the time of the magazine’s final issue in August 1977, Rice Paper had succeeded in holding a published space for Asian American artists and writers, while simultaneously acting as a regional…

“Some of us have cars, so let’s share those resources with other women who don’t and give each other rides.” That was the basic idea behind the Women’s Transit Authority (WTA) —…

As U.S. universities bulldozed entire neighborhoods with federal and municipal government support in the mid 20th century, they normalized an urban planning model that prioritized university expansion over the preservation of urban…

What’s the deal with campus police? How did UW–Madison and hundreds of other universities across the country end up with their own deputized law enforcement agencies? And what does their existence mean…