UW System Clipsheet

On Campus

"Barrows' hearing wraps up," Capital Times, April 12.

The Academic Staff Appeals Committee heard closing arguments in a hearing intended to determine if former vice chancellor Paul Barrows behaved inappropriately during his tenure in the Office of Student Affairs.

"Panel set for UW-L chancellor search," La Crosse Tribune, April 13.

UW System President Kevin Reilly names the members of the committee that will lead the search for a chancellor at UW-La Crosse.

"Parkside administrator to focus on fund-raising," Kenosha News, April 12.

The new director of special gifts at the UW-Parkside Foundation, Len Iaquinta, works to increase the number and value of scholarships at UW-Parkside, ensuring that opportunities for education continue in the region.

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State

"Jobs and income must be priorities," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, April 13.

An editorial noting that university research and UW System graduates can be driving forces in creating a prosperous knowledge economy for Wisconsin.

"Spending limit proposal ekes by," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 13.

The Assembly Ways and Means Committee narrowly voted to forward a proposal that would limit state and local government spending.

"Wisconsin Job Destruction Act," Editorial, Capital Times, April 13.

The Wisconsin Taxpayer Amendment could have a negative impact on the quality of education in Wisconsin.