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"Critics eye issues at U of Colorado," Badger Herald, March 21.

Regents say they are concerned that proposed constitutional limits on state revenue could harm university building programs, and lead to increased tuition and student enrollment caps; University of Colorado officials note that grants became a central funding source there after similar state limits were put into effect.

On Campus

"Fellow picks UWSP over Cornell," Stevens Point Journal, March 20.

An international Ford Fellowship recipient says she was impressed with the faculty at UW-Stevens Point's College of Natural Resources.

"UW-L names dean of students," La Crosse Tribune, March 21.

Described as a "student-centered" leader, Paula Knudson will begin her post as UW-La Crosse's dean of student development and academic services on July 1.

"Local college aims to keep nurses here," WSAW-TV, March 20.

UW-Marathon County and UW-Oshkosh are partnering with Northcentral Technical College to help students earn nursing degrees while staying close to home.

"Inventors turn out for meeting," Barron News Shield, March 20.

UW institutions and technical college partners sponsor a local economic development group to help residents start their own businesses.

State

"Wis. business profits far outpace tax bills," Associated Press, March 20.

Analyses find that Wisconsin is in the bottom one-third of states in terms of collecting state and local taxes from businesses, and that firms are often more troubled by health care costs and other expenses.

"The state's biotech future," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 21.

An editorial noting that university research is among the factors pushing Wisconsin ahead of other states in biotechnology leadership.

"Taxpayers fight CVTC degree plan," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, March 18.

Chippewa Valley Technical College leaders say a proposal to offer liberal-arts courses would result in more university graduates for Wisconsin, but some Pierce County residents see the idea as duplicating UW services and leading to increased taxes.

National

"Advisory panel hears pleas for increased federal student aid and against accountability testing," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 18.

Students and university leaders testifying before a national higher education commission said financial aid is essential to ensuring access for students from all economic backgrounds, and that as states withdraw support, new ways of controlling costs have not been enough to keep tuition low.

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Related: "Public Hearing, Take 2," Inside Higher Ed, March 20.

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