UW System Clipsheet
March 7, 2006
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UW System
"Religious studies proposal respects everyone’s rights," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, March 7.
An editorial promoting a proposed UW System resident assistant policy as a "compromise proposal" that protects the rights of all students on campus.
"Resist rush to judgment," Editorial, WISC-TV, Madison, March 7.
An editorial cautioning citizens against drawing conclusions following a recent audit about UW employees who were convicted of felonies.
On Campus
"Faculty rejects policy, cites ‘issues,’" Badger Herald, March 7.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate voted to reject a proposal that would allow UW faculty to be suspended without pay if they are charged with a felony.
"Hitch likely to be named UW interim chancellor," La Crosse Tribune, March 7.
The Board of Regents will consider President Reilly's recommendation that Provost Elizabeth Hitch be named interim chancellor of UW-La Crosse.
"Program promotes learning, bonding," Editorial, Green Bay Press Gazette, March 7.
An editorial praises UW-Green Bay's upcoming "Grandparents' University," which will promote quality family time and introduce potential college students to campus.
"UWO leads state in renewable energy use," Oshkosh Northwestern, March 7.
UW-Oshkosh is the state's largest purchaser of renewable energy for the third year in a row.
State
"Entrepreneurs get an early start," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 6.
Faced with rising tuition and a competitive job market, more Wisconsin college students are becoming entrepreneurs.
"Focus on science, not politics," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 7.
An editorial arguing that a political battle over stem cell research is putting collaborative research funding, and Wisconsin's future, at risk.
National
"Colorado debates how to send more at-risk students to college," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10.
A program that sends low-income students to college for free the first year helps students envision a better future, but faces funding challenges.
"Sharecropper's son has gone far on $5," Montgomery Advertiser, March 7.
A profile of David Wilson and his path from rural Alabama, to Harvard, to his new position as the incoming chancellor of UW Colleges and UW-Extension.