By Alese Steinhardt and Alyssa Allemand The Edgewood College Women’s Basketball team traveled to Puerto Rico near Old San Juan over winter break for the Puerto Rico Clasico tournament that was Dec. 17-20. Ten teams participated in the tournament, each playing twice. Alongside Edgewood College was Emporia State University, the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon, the University of […]
By Lexi Chitwood On Sunday, January 27, educators from around Wisconsin gathered in Edgewood College’s Anderson Auditorium to prepare for the National Black Lives Matter at School Week and hear from one of the teachers and activists spearheading the movement, Jesse Hagopian. Hagopian teaches Ethnic Studies at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, the site of the […]
By Alyssa Allemand Professor Jack Vitek, who spent 25 years in journalism before deciding to teach, retired from Edgewood College last semester after 16 years in the English Department. Vitek’s journalism experience began at the Washington Daily News where he started as a copy boy. Within three months, he had worked his way up to being a […]
By Jaden Lechelt Edgewood College will be hosting the Bringing the Gifts That My Ancestors Gave Black History Education Conference. The conference is February 15-16, 2019 at Edgewood College and the Madison Concourse Hotel. Day two of the conference will be hosted at Edgewood College in Predolin Hall. This new event features education experts Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished […]
By Alyssa Allemand I’m filled with infinite gratitude as my first semester as editor for On The Edge News comes to a close. Firstly, I thank our staff writers, editors, media editors, and photographers, whom are all students at Edgewood College. They take time out of their already hectic schedules for On The Edge because they have a passion for the work that […]
By Hunter Holum Edgewood College is the only private school in Wisconsin to be recognized as a top school for military veterans. 70 of the 2,221 students on the Edgewood campus are veterans, and military veterans’ graduation rate at Edgewood is 67 percent. A comprehensive list of colleges has been developed by the Military Times Best for Vets: […]
By Perri Moran The final results came in around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Many people had gone to bed by that time, but many were up, biting their nails and refreshing their browsers to see the counts changing in real time. It was the election that had people awake, and the governor’s race that had them on the edge […]
By Anna Hansen Edgewood’s Writing Center is working on implementing a new social media policy which will incorporate a larger online presence. The plan, according to supervisor Mikayla Mrochek, is to start with a Facebook account, which will post information regarding the center as well as tutoring opportunities. “We’re hoping that social media will help advertise to […]
By Katherin Torres Edgewood College has seen a rise in early graduation rates, resulting in an enrollment decline, according to statistics found on the college’s website. The numbers show a 5 percent spike in the four-year graduation rate with 38 percent in 2016 and 43 percent in 2017. There are many factors that play into this, officials […]
By Charlotte Williams Edgewood College’s Assistant Director of Student Inclusion and Involvement Anjali Pattanayak has stepped down from the position, where she focused on orientation and first year experience. Her last day was Nov. 7. Edgewood has not hired anyone to fill her position yet. Pattanayak spent the last two years focused on creating a format for […]
