Christopher Bird

Madison College’s Valentina “Tina” Ahedo, the Dean of Students for the Goodman South Campus, has been honored by Madison 365’s as one of “The 39 Most Influential Latinos In Wisconsin.”

Ahedo was recognized because of her involvement and leadership in the opening and operation of Goodman South Campus as the Dean of Students, which “represented a major shift to focus on education and economic development for the South Side of Madison, especially for the communities of color concentrated there.”

Madison College is issuing emergency funding in the form of a COVID-19 Impact Grant to eligible students to help them through financial challenges.

The grant from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSSA) will cover any educationally related expense, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, transportation, room and board, personal expenses, and technology.

This is the second round of relief grants that the College has been able to distribute, with the

While many students have been away from campus, Madison College has been working on a large project to remodel the Fitness Center and locker rooms at Truax campus. It is an expansion large enough to incorporate the area that was once dedicated to the recently closed pool at Truax.

The project been in the planning phase for over a year now, but construction has begun in earnest with the new semester. Fred Brechlin, the ‎Director of Planning & Construction Management at Madison College, laid out

Much has been said on the events of the Capitol riots that occurred on Jan. 6, and the aftermath is still being seen in the form of ongoing government investigations and public discussion trying to put such an unprecedented event in context. Looking back on the history of America, and previous times of conflict and unrest, show us a bigger picture of the feelings in our past that are echoing into the present to bring an atmosphere of division. Madison College History Professor, Johnathon Pollack

Protests have been happening across the country against police misconduct and bias since May 26, the day after the death of George Floyd during an arrest. There have been incidents of violence and escalation from both protestors and police during protests across the nation, but the response from the Federal Government to the protests in Portland, Ore. has drawn a great deal of concern and debate.

Federal agents are known to have been present in Portland since at least June 27, when they were fi

Donna Jost, the Director of the Child and Family Center, has been optimistic about the childcare center being able to expand at some point, but she was thrilled when she was presented with diagrams and plans that showed her that the expansion was going to be a reality soon.

“It has happened so fast,” said Jost

A building that has been in use by the Penske Truck Leasing Company, who have been leasing the space from Madison College, is expected to become available space for Madison College. Fred

Senate advisor Ellie Rome, left, and Dr. Howard Spearman, Vice President of Student Affairs, accept an award on behalf of Madison College from the All In Campus Democraty Challenge.

Madison College received an award for student voter participation from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge at their award ceremony in Washington D.C. on Nov. 12. Madison College was given the Best In Class Award for two year public institutions, which was received for having the highest voting rate of all the elig