On The Edge News

By Nora-Kathleen Berryhill In a June 27 Zoom meeting hosted live by Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Edgewood President Andrew Manion spoke with President Jack E. Daniels of Madison College and Chancellor Rebecca Blank of UW-Madison about facilitating online learning, confronting campus racism, and fostering diversity. Both UW-Madison and Edgewood College are adopting a hybrid plan […]

By Nora-Kathleen Berryhill Edgewood President Andrew Manion’s plan for the fall semester during the COVID-19 pandemic includes a “high-flex format” where students and faculty can choose between attending in-person, remotely, or both.   Steven Davis, a political science professor at Edgewood, said he appreciates the flexibility this plan allows. “For myself, I am glad to […]

This is a letter sent to OTE by a group of Edgewood College alumni/employees. It does not reflect the opinions of OTE staff. Letters to the Editor are welcome if they are not anonymous, if they do not use offensive language, and if the subject is appropriate. OTE reserves the right to publish and edit letters for clarity and length.  […]

By Anna Hansen College President Andrew Manion has begun efforts to promote inclusion and anti-racism at Edgewood with the formation of a diversity task force and the establishment of the new executive position of vice president for mission, values, and inclusion. According to Manion, the search for the Vice President position will be nationwide and […]

By Anna Hansen Edgewood College community members gathered along Monroe Street June 11 in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Organizers included Abby Briseño, Yahaira Figueroa, Jahdai Guerrero, Vivi Velasquez, and faculty members Geoff Adelsberg, Ashley Byock, Lisa King, Susan Pastor, Ferrinne Spector, and Donna Vukelich-Selva. Edgewood student Sasha Shannon said what has […]

By Anna Hansen Edgewood College’s Academic Rank Committee (ARC) says the college was wrong in firing four faculty members, three tenured and one tenure track, on May 27. The firings were the latest move in the college’s attempt to reduce its budget deficit. The June 19 review has now moved on to the college’s board […]

By Anna Hansen  A national association of higher education professionals is investigating the May 27 terminations of seven Edgewood College faculty members.  In a June 10 letter to new Edgewood College President Andrew Manion, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said that Edgewood administrators did not involve faculty in the decision to fire the seven and didn’t prove financial “exigency.”   Manion, who became president of Edgewood June 1, inherited the situation […]

By Anna Hansen Edgewood fired seven faculty members on May 27 in their ongoing efforts to cut costs. The college had offered nine Voluntary Separation Incentive Packages (VSIPS) on May 1. These were sent to faculty in the following departments: Computer Information Sciences, Communication Studies, Economics, Mathematics, the School of Education, English, and the School […]

Picture this: the crisp late-summer air blows color-changing leaves off the trees outside the Predolin Humanities Center. The sculpture outside the Sonderegger Science Center spins rapidly as a result of that late-summer air. Weeds and wildflowers protrude out of cracks in the sidewalks that lead from Wingra to Mazzucchelli Hall, and the waters of Lake […]

By Alyssa Allemand At this time, we were supposed to be packed in the Alliant Energy Center, getting ready to walk across the stage and shake Interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger’s hand as we receive our diplomas.  I thought I would at least be able to wear my graduation cap and gown today and take some pictures in […]