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Van Hise Hall in the background. Photo by James Steakley (Own work) (CC BY-SA 3.0) or (GFDL), via Wikimedia CommonsThis summer could see the launch of a renewed search for the next president of the University of Wisconsin System. It would come just over a year after a controversial, failed search in 2020 that included candidates who said they would only seek the job if they could be named as a sole finalist.
Selecting the next search committee will be up to the regent president. The election for that position is slated for the board’s June meeting. Vice President
UW-Madison’s Van Hise Hall crumbling. Evers, Thompson push for capital budget funding. By Bill Kaplan - Apr 26th, 2021 04:52 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Van Hise Hall in the background. Photo by James Steakley (Own work) (CC BY-SA 3.0) or (GFDL), via Wikimedia CommonsWisconsin’s infrastructure deficiencies include aging rundown buildings across the UW System, the state’s economic and intellectual crown jewel. Recently a slab of concrete facade dropped off UW-Madison’s Van Hise Hall (named after UW President
Charles Van Hise, father of the Wisconsin Idea). UW System President
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Tony Evers will have the option of appointing three members to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on May 1. If the positions are filled, it would mark a shift in the board’s majority. Between 2015 and February of this year, former Governor
Scott Walker appointees made up the bulk of the policy setting board.
Proposal could demolish Wonder Bar and Coliseum to make way for mixed-use high rise
Development could start as soon as Sept. 1 on 18-story housing project near the Alliant Energy Center.
April 13, 2021 5:00 PM Hannah Twietmeyer
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A development proposal by the McGrath Property Group would replace Coliseum Bar & Banquet and the Wonder Bar steakhouse with a $40 million, 18-story housing project.
The proposal comes as one of the latest additions to transform the area surrounding the Alliant Energy Center into a “Destination District,” a collaborative effort between the city of Madison and Dane County. The proposed structure would create 291 apartment units, several floors dedicated to 12,500 square feet of commercial space and offices and a three-story parking garage.