This fall semester UW System President Thompson charged universities to have 75% of their class sections in-person, giving section modality more of a spotlight across the system and state than in any other term prior to the pandemic. UW–Madison surpassed this goal and currently has 90% of our class sections in-person. This fall semester UW …
On September 18, 2021 the university held its non-commencement, commencement at Camp Randall, exactly 497 days since the Class of 2020 was supposed to celebrate. This in-person event followed the official virtual commencement ceremonies and invited students from spring 2020, summer 2020, and fall 2020 who were unable to have an in-person ceremony. More of …
International students faced a number of challenges going into the fall 2021 semester. Many international students expressed concerns to International Student Services (ISS) related to the increase in COVID variant cases around the world, as well as concerns regarding access to vaccines, U.S. consulates, visa processing time, and flight cancellations. International students faced a number …