UW System Clipsheet

On Campus

"UW plan would convert LTE jobs," Capital Times, June 28.

A proposed plan at UW-Madison would convert hundreds of limited-term jobs into permanent positions, giving workers increased pay, benefits, and job security.

"High school graduates get jump start on college," Oshkosh Northwestern, June 29.

Summer classes at UW-Oshkosh help students from across the UW System get the courses they need to graduate.

State

"Business goes to bat for stem cell research," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 28.

A trio of business groups is sending letters to every Wisconsin legislative candidate urging them to educate themselves about stem cell research.

"July 1 deadline looms for student-loan consolidation," WISCTV Madison, June 28.

Students across the state could save money over the long run if they beat the July 1 deadline to consolidate to student loans at lower rates.

National

"New welfare rules may reduce poor Americans' access to higher education," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 29.

New welfare rules could reduce the number of the nation's poor who can study at colleges as part of a government-aid program. The rules now state that baccalaureate and advanced-degree programs cannot count as "work."