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"State studying higher education in Waukesha County," Waukesha Freeman, Sept. 28.

UW System to survey business and education leaders as part of study on Waukesha area's educational needs.

"State Supreme Court hears fired UW professor's appeal," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 28.

Justices hear about process used to terminate a UW-Superior professor; Court ruling could impact job protection for tenured professors.

Related: "Fired prof sues for job, back pay," Associated Press, Sept. 28.

On Campus

"Wiley wanted to, but could not, fire Barrows," Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 28.

Chancellor Wiley notes a lack of formal complaints against Barrows and stands by action to require Paul Barrows to use vacation and sick leave during time away from campus; lawyer for Barrows plans to appeal reprimand issued last week.

"New mandate slashes profits of local businesses," UW-Platteville Exponent, Sept. 28.

Platteville businesses say they'll be hit hard by new state rules that restrict university purchasing to selected vendors.

State

"Senate poised to approve ban on human cloning," Associated Press, Sept. 28.

Ban would threaten university research on therapeutic cloning and impact state's position as leader in stem cell research; Doyle pledges to veto the measure if passed by the Legislature.

"Confronting cultural barriers," Monroe Times, Sept. 23.

Green County's UW-Extension office is leading efforts to meet the needs of the area's Hispanic population.

National

"Risk-management lawyer says boom in sexual-harassment lawsuits should make colleges handle cases carefully," Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 28.

Colleges are advised to review policies used to respond to sexual harassment complaints.

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