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UW–Madison Proposes New College to Meet Data Demand

10/9/2025

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The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate discussed creating a College of Computing and Data Sciences and reforming general education to improve transferability.
Interim Provost John Zumbrunnen says the new college is needed to meet growing data-expertise demand.
Staffing and resources are concerns, with reliance on philanthropic support acknowledged.
The ethnic studies requirement will remain; UW–Madison adopted it in 1989.

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Story summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Faculty Senate discussed creating a College of Computing and Data Sciences and reforming general education to improve transferability.
Interim Provost John Zumbrunnen says the new college is needed to meet growing data-expertise demand.
Staffing and resources are concerns, with reliance on philanthropic support acknowledged.
The ethnic studies requirement will remain; UW–Madison adopted it in 1989.