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  • Friday, Jun 19, 2020

President Announces New Cabinet Position, Task Force, to Combat Racism

Madison, Wis. (June 19, 2020) – Dr. Andrew Manion, President of Edgewood College, today announced the creation of a new leadership position: Vice President for Mission, Values, and Inclusion. The new V.P. will oversee all institutional efforts that express the Dominican Catholic mission and values of Edgewood College. A national search will commence immediately.
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  • Thursday, May 28, 2020

Rest In Peace, George Floyd

Madison, Wis. (May 28, 2020) – ...We recognize that our nation, our society, has to do better than this. We have asked our sisters and brothers of color to be patient for too long. And we recognize that those of us who have not had to experience this kind of oppression and injustice have not worked hard enough to end it.
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  • Wednesday, May 27, 2020

College Eliminates Some Faculty Positions

Madison, Wis. (May 27, 2020) – Edgewood College announced today more steps toward a financially sustainable future. Those steps include elimination of a number of tenured and tenure-track faculty positions. Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of steps taken in the recent past to align faculty and staff positions with changing student needs.
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  • Friday, May 1, 2020

College Continues to Shape Future

Madison, Wis. (May 1, 2020) – Edgewood College announced today continued steps toward a strong and sustainable future. Those steps include a reduction of faculty and staff as the College aligns the number of faculty and staff with the number of students served.
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  • Tuesday, Apr 14, 2020

New President Announced

Madison, Wis. (April 9, 2020) – The Board of Trustees of Edgewood College announced today that Dr. Andrew Manion will serve as the 9th President of Edgewood College. Dr. Manion most recently served as President of Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wis. He will replace Mary Ellen Gevelinger, O.P., Ed. D, who has served in the role of Interim President since September 1, 2019.
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  • Friday, Mar 20, 2020

Edgewood College Assists Local Healthcare Workers

Madison, Wis. (March 20, 2020) – Edgewood College responded to calls this week from two healthcare providers to assist with supplies needed to protect nurses, doctors, and others giving direct care to those in greatest need.
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  • Friday, Mar 20, 2020

Spring Semester Update March 19, 2020

Madison, Wis. (March 19, 2020) – Edgewood College today announced the decision to complete the remainder of the spring semester fully online. Edgewood College is currently on spring break, and classes will resume fully online on Monday, March 23, 2020. That decision was shared with the campus in an email sent earlier today. 
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  • Monday, Mar 16, 2020

Campus Update for March 16, 2020

Madison, Wis. (March 16, 2020) – Most Edgewood College staff and faculty will work remotely for at least the next few weeks it was announced today. The College is currently on spring break, and will move to fully online instruction when the semester resumes March 23.
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  • Tuesday, Mar 10, 2020

A Message to Students, Faculty, and Staff

Edgewood College faculty and staff have been working diligently to stay ahead of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments worldwide in order to keep students, faculty, and staff safe and healthy.
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  • Wednesday, Mar 4, 2020

Edgewood College and UW-Platteville Launch New Partnership

Madison, Wis. (March 4, 2020) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce a new partnership with the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The Engineering Dual Degree will allow students to complete two degrees simultaneously. Students will earn a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Physics from Edgewood College, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering at UW-Platteville. The two institutions celebrated the agreement at a signing ceremony held today.
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  • Tuesday, Feb 4, 2020

Edgewood College Hosts Black History Education Conference

Madison, Wis. (February 4, 2020) – There is still opportunity to register for and attend the Dreaming In Ethnic Melodies Black History Education Conference. Edgewood College is honored to host this important community event. National educational consultant Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings will, for the second consecutive year, be the featured keynote speaker.
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  • Thursday, Jan 16, 2020

Campus Community Gets Presidential Search Update

Madison, Wis. (January 16, 2020) – Faculty and Staff at Edgewood College received an update on the Presidential Search process that began during the Fall 2019 semester. Colleagues are returning to campus this week for January Seminar, which precedes the first day of the Spring Semester, Tuesday, January 21, 2019.
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  • Thursday, Jan 16, 2020

Child Life Graduates Celebrate Success

Madison, Wis. (January 16, 2020) – The latest cohort of students completing the Master of Science degree in Child Life celebrated the completion of their rigorous classroom work at the end of the Fall 2019 semester.
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  • Saturday, Dec 28, 2019

College Community Heartbroken at Loss of Colleague Amy Gannon

Madison, Wis. (December 28, 2019) - The Edgewood College community is heartbroken by the loss of longtime faculty member and former Interim Dean Amy Gannon. Gannon and her daughter, Jocelyn, were among the people killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Hawaii on Thursday.
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