As commencement ceremonies near, keep weather in mind
It’s a big weekend for Badgers — thousands will graduate at ceremonies Friday evening at the Kohl Center (indoors) and Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall (outdoors). This being Wisconsin, the weather...
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Late spring — when flowers emerge and another class prepares to graduate – is one of the most beautiful times on the UW–Madison campus. This year was no exception, as the sun emerged after a cold early...
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‘Serve others,’ chancellor entreats celebrating UW graduates
Rebecca Blank, who is leaving UW–Madison May 31 after nine years as chancellor, addresses the audience in the Kohl Center. Photo: Althea Dotzour Among the more than 800 doctoral, MFA and medical...
View Article2022 spring commencement, Day 1
Celebratory scenes from before, during and after Friday’s ceremony for graduating doctoral, MFA and medical professional students.
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‘Cherish your freedoms’ and ‘be kind,’ Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield...
UW graduates celebrate receiving their degrees. Photo by: Bryce Richter Senior Class Vice President Barni Shiferaw told graduates that graduating brought mixed feelings. Photo by: Bryce Richter The...
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Scenes from the UW–Madison 2022 graduation ceremony held at Camp Randall Stadium.
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Holy smokes! Charlie Berens to be UW–Madison winter commencement speaker
He’s a New York Times best-selling author, an Emmy-winning journalist, a popular podcast host, and the creator of “Manitowoc Minute.” Now comedian Charlie Berens can add another descriptor to his...
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From high school dropout to PhD: The unlikely journey of student commencement...
Kirstan Gimse, UW’s 2022 winter commencement student speaker, works on a fluorescence in situ hybridization protocol in the Saha Lab in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Photo: Althea Dotzour...
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Charlie Berens gets interrogated — by his little sister
UW–Madison student Bridget Berens and her brother, alumnus Charlie Berens, throw the W sign. Charlie will give this winter’s commencement address on Dec. 18. Sometimes Bridget Berens can’t believe how...
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He survived a heart transplant as a sophomore. Sunday, he’ll graduate.
This past September, Anthony Genac attended a St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium, about 18 months after receiving a new heart. At the time of the surgery, he was 20 and a sophomore at...
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At 2022 winter commencement, an impressive array of notable graduates
They’ve excelled in student leadership positions, overcome difficult personal obstacles, launched international charity efforts, and even been elected to public office. Our 2022 winter commencement...
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2022 UW–Madison winter commencement takes place on Sunday
The 2021 winter commencement ceremony in the Kohl Center. Photo: Jeff Miller The University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold its 2022 winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the...
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Winter commencement 2022: pomp, poignancy and — geez Louise! — Charlie Berens
"Your job is to fill your days with what lights your soul," Charlie Berens told the graduates. Photo by: Althea Dotzour It was Chancellor Mnookin's first UW–Madison commencement. She encouraged the...
View ArticleWinter commencement 2022: A joyful step out into the world
The winter commencement ceremony at the Kohl Center on Dec. 18 had plenty of pageantry, but also a lot of fun, including foam “No. 1” hands, comedian Charlie Berens and flurries of snow outside. Just...
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Cecil Garvin, esteemed teacher of Ho-Chunk language, to receive honorary...
Cecil Garvin, a highly respected Ho-Chunk elder who has devoted much of his professional life to the preservation and promotion of the Ho-Chunk language and Indigenous culture, is pictured at his home...
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Holder to address graduates as keynote speaker for UW–Madison spring...
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will deliver the keynote address to graduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 2023 spring commencement...
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Student commencement speaker once struggled with words. Now he’ll address...
Liam McLean, senior class president, will address the graduating class of 2023 on May 13 as this spring’s commencement student speaker. Photo: Bryce Richter Liam McLean did not have it easy as a kid....
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Unfinished business: Group of PhD students will walk in commencement 50 years...
A balloon release at the 1978 spring commencement. A number of alumni who earned their master’s and PhD degrees in the 1970s from the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics will be attending...
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Commencement spotlight: From uncertain future to clinical doctorate, a...
Yasmeena Ougayour, who credits her parents for instilling in her the desire and the skills to pursue higher education, will earn her third diploma from the University of Wisconsin–Madison this May. As...
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Commencement 2023: A look at some of this spring’s notable graduates
One graduate turned her viral dance videos into a career opportunity. Another co-founded a tech startup that helps Fido and Tabby get better vet care. A third conquered her doubts to forge a path in...
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