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Celebrate 140 years of summer learning by enrolling for Summer Term 2025
Summer Term at the University of Wisconsin–Madison turns 140 this year! You can be part of that legacy while shaping your future with more than…
What’s your #MyBadgerSummer story?
Welcome to Summer Term 2024! Get ready to be inspired by these Summer Term students and design your own summer that includes a Badger experience and meeting academic goals.
Animal sciences student packs summer with hands-on experience
Read how an animal sciences student designed her Summer Term to include coursework, study abroad, research and volunteering.
Peek into the lives of 4 Summer Term students
4 students share their Summer Term plans including study abroad, internships, part-time jobs and more!
Stay engaged this summer with these student organizations
From solar cars and singing to tae kwon do and concert planning, student organizations offer ways to get involved on campus during Summer Term.
5 ways to explore careers, build resumes this summer
Career services advisors share their best tips to explore careers and boost resumes while enjoying the summer.
Campus resources to keep you healthy, active and sharp this summer
UW–Madison’s Hoofers sailing club maintains a fleet of boats for recreational and competitive sailing, offering an active way to experience Madison’s lakes in the summer.…
Summer Term helps students stay on track for graduation
Every year before the snow melts and icicles give way to spring buds, we can’t help but look ahead to summer and all its hopeful…
Trending: Top 10 summer courses
Among the thousand-plus Summer Term offerings, from online courses to research opportunities, which have the highest enrollment? Here’s the top 10 for 2022.
Student’s summer internship empowers Madison youth
Rising junior Isa Hernandez-White is making the most of her summer with an internship at the City of Madison and a job at the Morgridge Center for Public Service, bridging her interests in counseling psychology and community organizations.
Popular course takes a bite out of vampire lore
We lift the (coffin) lid for a look at one frightfully favorite summer course: LITTRANS 329 The Vampire in Literature and Film. Garlic and wood stakes are optional.
Student-led Hoofers invites you on the lake
With clubs ranging from horseback riding to sailing and scuba, Wisconsin Hoofers teaches the outdoor skills to help you savor your summer.
Summertime means Summer Term!
Summer is right around the corner! Search Summer Term courses and don’t miss the scholarship deadline.
Senior broadens his global horizons while working locally
Summer Term offers flexibility for UW-Madison senior Owen Trast to focus on a single course or get hands-on experience at work.
The show must go on(line) for this summer theater course
Shakespeare wrote that “all the world’s a stage,” but what happens when your world is a pandemic living room and your stage is a computer monitor? A theater instructor shares her experience.
Summer Term helps Badger athlete find balance
Through UW-Madison Summer Term, Senior Badger athlete Sarah Candee juggles travel, sport and school with grace and enthusiasm.
See what summer has in store
Summer is here, and we’re seeing hopeful signs of a return to some of our favorite seasonal activities: long summer days for hiking Picnic Point,…
Record number of students flocked to virtual Summer Term 2020
The pandemic didn’t stop Badgers from learning, connecting and moving closer to achieving their academic goals this summer during the first fully virtual Summer Term.…
How students stayed connected this Summer Term
Among the many challenges of the summer has been how to safely interact amidst social distancing and shutdowns. Fortunately, Badgers are tenacious creatures, and Wisconsin…
Online lab instructors teach food science and kinesiology with candy and games
If you think hands-on learning isn’t possible in an online course, think again. Over the past few years, UW–Madison instructors have developed engaging lab-based courses…
Students share favorite Summer Term study spots
Summer is here and Summer Term students are hard at work completing coursework, participating in online discussions, conducting research and writing papers. But studying in…
Acting and algebra: UW student pursues dual passions through summer courses
The thought of majoring in both theater and math could intimidate any student. Trying to graduate on time while pursuing those distinct passions might feel…
Top 3 Summer Term study tips for virtual learners
You may feel like a remote learning pro by now, but as the summer weeks go by, it doesn’t hurt to review study advice that…
Free resources help you make the most of Summer Term
Wondering how to get the help you need as a Summer Term student in this extraordinary time? UW–Madison has you covered, offering an array of…
Incoming freshmen earn credit early and build community with Wisconsin Experience Summer Launch
Starting college is a nerve-wracking experience for almost every first-year student. In fairly short order, freshmen must learn how to navigate a new environment, study…
Welcome to Summer Term! Get your virtual summer backgrounds
Summer Term 2020 is exclusively online. If you were hoping to join us on campus, this is probably not the way you imagined things would…
Student-athlete Grace Mueller scores real-world experience in criminal justice course
The summer internship with a criminal justice agency teaches professional skills and cultural awareness.
Tips to succeed in online courses at UW–Madison
You’re used to living your life online, which might mean you jumped at the chance to take an online course during Summer Term. Good choice!…
Academic advising heats up for summer
Whoever coined the term “lazy days of summer” had clearly never met an academic advisor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “Advisors work really hard…
Five exciting yet practical summer courses
Summer Term is an ideal time to expand your horizons. Here are five summer courses—some of which are new for 2019—that will do just that.…