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“This is a life now:” Q&A with Andrew Chi Keong Yim on poetry, place, and practice & more in our daily update

“This is a life now:” Q&A with MFA candidate Andrew Chi Keong Yim on poetry, place, and practice

By Rodlyn-mae Banting

April 1, 2025

Andrew Chi Keong Yim has a fixation with place. Whether it’s in wandering the fluorescent halls of a mall or by interrogating the role that Asian Americans have in settling on native soil in the so-called United States, Yim is preoccupied with what it means to have, build, lose, and create homes for ourselves. Born […]

Dr. Thomas Gibson named chancellor of UW-Milwaukee 

By Madison365 staff

March 31, 2025

Dr. Thomas Gibson has been named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, the university announced on Monday. Gibson, who is currently the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, will become UW-Milwaukee’s 10th leader. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents unanimously approved Gibson’s appointment, following a recommendation made by a selection committee. […]

Cornell student activist chooses to leave US after judge denies bid to immediately block deportation

By CNN

April 1, 2025

By Gloria Pazmino and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations says he is leaving the United States voluntarily after a judge declined to immediately block the government from taking steps to deport him. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies, […]

The American consumer is on the ropes. Tariffs — and anxiety — could deliver the knockout blow

By CNN

April 1, 2025

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — America’s economic engine is running a little rough these days. Consumer confidence is cratering, debt burdens are growing, people are worrying more about their jobs and they’re pulling back on some spending out of caution. Still, while the overall fundamentals that prop up the consumer remain solid, the risks […]

These families built decades-long lives in the US. Facing deportation, they might have to leave it all behind

By CNN

March 31, 2025

By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — What was supposed to be a joyous time for Georgia barber Rodney Taylor after his recent engagement turned into a nightmare when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up to the couple’s doorstep and arrested him – threatening to deport him to Liberia, a country he left when he […]

Q&A with Madison La Follette freshman phenom Nyajuacni Riak

By Nicholas Garton

March 31, 2025

Nyajuacni Riak is a 6’2 freshman guard for Madison’s LaFollette High School girls’ basketball team. Riak, who is ranked by ESPN among the best players in the nation, burst onto the high school scene with a 48-point game against Madison East High School last fall.  Riak is coached by Mentoring Positives founder Will Green, who […]