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"Union busting," Editorial, Badger Herald, Jan. 31.

An editorial opposing a bill that would let UW System professors organize into a union.

On Campus

" Interim chancellor: Partnership allows more flexibility," Marshfield News-Herald, Jan. 31.

UW Colleges and UW-Extension Interim Chancellor Marv Van Kekerix said the partnership between UW-Extension and the state's counties and UW Colleges' sites will allow for more flexibility for working adults pursuing a degree.

"Kenoshan named Outstanding Woman of Color in Education," Kenosha News, Jan. 30.

Consuelo Clemens, a UW-Parkside international programming coordinator who will receive an Outstanding Women of Color in Education award next month, said even though she doesn't specifically teach a class, she always feels like she is educating as she helps international students find their way at UW-Parkside.

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"Athlete grad. rates vary by year, UW says," Daily Cardinal, Jan. 31.

UW-Madison Athletic Department officials say they work hard to ensure all student athletes have the opportunity for successful graduation; statistics show the number of athletes leaving school early to play professional sports is already very small.

"Online classes may soon be nixed for lack of funding," Daily Cardinal, Jan. 31.

Budget cuts may force some of UW-Madison's online classes normally directed at non-traditional students to be eliminated, a campus official said.

"Teeth clarify slavery's timeline," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 31.

Teaming up with a researcher from the Autonomous University of the Yucatan, UW-Madison scientists have identified remains found in the Campeche cemetery, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, as those of the earliest-known African slaves to have worked and died in the Western hemisphere.

State

"Doyle kills travel contract," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 31.

Gov. Doyle cancelled a state contract with Adelman Travel and will conduct a review of how such contracts are awarded.

National

"The True Genius of America at Risk," Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 30.

Former UW System President Katharine C. Lyall and colleague Kathleen R. Sell answer questions about the future of higher education, the focus of their recently published book.

"Focus properly placed on international skills," Column, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jan. 29.

UW-River Falls Chancellor Don Betz writes in to discuss the importance of educating students on international affairs if they are to succeed in the global marketplace.

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