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"Nearly 850 students receive degrees from UW-Stout," Dunn County News, May 15.

UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen urged graduates to follow the highest level of moral and ethical values.

"To teach and research," Column, U.S. News and World Report, May 15.

UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley writes to emphasize the importance of his campus's research capabilities.

"New dean recommended for UW-Manitowoc," Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, May 16.

UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor David Wilson recommended Daniel Campagna as the next dean of UW-Manitowoc, saying Campagna has a history of growing student enrollments; the UW System Board of Regents is expected to vote on the recommendation at its June meeting.

"Language students immerse themselves without leaving campus," Wisconsin State Journal, May 16.

To provide more opportunities for students to become fluent in more than one language, UW-Madison's International Learning Community program, which already includes residences for fluency in German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese, will expand to include a living area where students will speak only Arabic.

"Make Paul Barrows whole," Editorial, Channel3000.com, May 16.

An editorial calling for the reinstatement of UW-Madison administrator Paul Barrows.

State

"If TPA was unneeded, lawmakers should prove it," Column, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, May 15.

A column urging state legislators to exercise the sort of fiscal responsibility talked about during the failed Taxpayer Protection Amendment debate; column notes that Rep. Rob Kreibich has proposed a number of measures that could affect the UW System.

"Here's a way to address issues affecting rural Wisconsin," Column, La Crosse Tribune, May 15.

UW-Stout will host the first in a six-part series of events on "The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin," which includes UW expertise and is sponsored by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.

National

"U of I reverses course on out-of-state enrollment," Chicago Tribune, May 16.

After negative response from the public, the University of Illinois ends plans to increase the percentage of out-of-state students from 10 to 15 percent; campus Chancellor Richard Herman said the idea was originally proposed in an effort to increase campus diversity and to improve education for all students.

"Faux logo," New York Times Magazine, May 14.

Trends show many consumers favor products made in non-sweatshop conditions and sold by companies who treat their employees fairly; notes extensive research by UW-Whitewater instructor Amanda Heim.

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