Month: February 2018

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New in-state University of Wisconsin-Madison students from low-to-moderate income families will get free tuition and fees for four years under a new program, university officials announced Thursday.

There are a lot of good things happening at UW-Madison.

Wisconsin students who want to attend UW-Madison and have a family income of $56,000 or less are now eligible to have four years of tuition and segregated fees covered by the university, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.

If you’re a Wisconsin resident admitted as a new student to the University of Wisconsin-Madison next fall — and your family’s adjusted gross income is $56,000 or less — you’ve just been given a free ride.

UW-Madison officials have unveiled a plan to cover tuition and fee costs for Wisconsin students from families with incomes below the state median, a move they say will ensure the state’s flagship campus is available …

Over the last several years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has taken numerous steps to ensure that an education at the state’s flagship public university is accessible to Wisconsin students and affordable for their families. Today, …