On The Edge News

By Anna Hansen  Following last semester’s student protest and meetings, Edgewood College administrators say they are working toward getting student voices involved in the conversation surrounding diversity.   But specific dates and events are not set, said Edgewood Diversity Officer Willie Larkin. He said administrators are “piloting things” such as workshops and roundtables on diversity and inclusion.  In a […]

By Jonathon Lund  After 12 years and 12 volumes under the name of Edgewood Review, Edgewood College’s student creative arts magazine has rebranded as LOST/FOUND.  Assistant Professor of English Adam Fell, advisor to Edgewood College’s student creative arts magazine, said the Edgewood Review under the watch of now-retired English professor David Young was a wonderful anthology […]

By Maria Chacin  The Edgewood College student organization Women Empowerment held its first meeting on Feb. 10.  The club – which is still in its early stages – discussed its future plans and goals. Women Empowerment President Ellie Olbinski said she was surprised by how the meeting went and is excited about what’s next.  Olbinski said there was a good turnout, though not as many students attended as she […]

By Ari Ebert-Standard Update: Karen Ball did not win the school board seat. She received 24.1% of votes, according to Channel3000. Karen Ball, Edgewood College director of academic success, is running for the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board Seat 6.  Ball, a 2005 Edgewood College graduate, said running is something she is passionate about.   She announced her campaign on Jan. 2. Ball said […]

By Alyssa Allemand Margaret Noreuil, Edgewood College interim vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) and academic dean, said she hopes to “build bridges” between professional programs and the liberal arts as the college restructures into two academic schools. Noreuil, who was previously dean of the School of Nursing at Edgewood College, took over for Dean […]

By Alyssa Allemand and Robin Gee  Melanie Herzog, dean of arts and sciences at Edgewood College, is resigning on March 31. She announced her future resignation at the School of Arts and Sciences assembly on Jan. 17. Associate Professor of Philosophy John Fields will take over the position beginning April 1. He previously served as dean of arts and sciences […]

By Alyssa Allemand Dean Pribbenow, vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) and academic dean, is resigning from Edgewood College on Jan. 2, 2020. He has served as VPAA since July 2012.  On Dec. 13, Pribbenow announced his resignation to colleagues via email. The subject-line of the email said, “Do Not Forward: Recipients can’t forward, print, or copy content.”  […]

By OTE staff Around 40 students gathered Monday (Dec. 9) with Heather Harbach, Edgewood vice president for student development, and interim college President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger. This meeting was “for students only,” according to an email from Harbach.   At the same time, five faculty members called a meeting for both faculty and staff in which some expressed distaste for the actions taken by administration.  […]

By Anna Hansen A routine Google search lead an anonymous student to an article from the College Fix that informed readers about the involvement of a far-right national group, Traditional Family Property (TFP) Student Action, in the college’s decision to remove a link to Planned Parenthood from its wellness resource page. “When I saw the […]