News & Stories
Every Badger has a story — from campus happenings to fascinating alumni around the world. Consider WAA your source to be in the know on all things UW.
Alumni Profiles
Attorney Michael Williams ’21, JD’24 is bringing tribal law to legal scholars and lay people alike.
The Ho-Chunk Nation’s language division manager champions humility and accessibility in language education and revitalization efforts.
If you want to party like a Badger, then come along with Betsy.
UW Now
Three professors joined WFAA CEO Mike Knetter for a conversation that applied social science to examine the real-world outcome of the policies Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are proposing.
As the presidential election draws near, Smeeding and other UW experts will interpret how the candidates’ policies will affect life in the real world.
A UW economist explains how presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris approach international trade.
On Wisconsin
John Malpede ’68 leads a performance group that gives a voice to the unhoused, proving that you can fight city hall.
Go behind closed doors to see where important things happen at UW–Madison.
Now that Washington has joined the Big Ten, how the heck are fans supposed to keep their dueling nicknames straight?
Ask Flamingle HQ
Is Science Hall really haunted?
The UW’s first Homecoming royal on record is Queen Virginia Bohn ’36, pictured here
Whatever happened to Guerrilla Cookies?
Campus Places & Spaces
Raised in the Northeast, trained in the history of the South, and teaching in the Midwest,
The Hub
The HUB, opened in 2015, is technically on North Frances, but it takes up a good stretch of State Street frontage, as well. The HUB replaced the University Inn, but Badgers may also remember Buraka, an African restaurant, and Hüsn...
The James
In 2017, the James, named for James Madison, opened. Its address is technically on West Gorham, but it also covers space on University and West Gilman, including the spots once occupied by the Stratford House Apartments and the Vi...
Most Recent
Do you know any UW–Madison graduates who deserve to be honored — maybe even you? Nominations for the 2025 Alumni Awards will be accepted through January 5, 2025. Nominate a Badger today.