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"Green explains higher-ed plan," Associated Press, Sept. 8.

Gubernatorial candidate Mark Green and Governor Jim Doyle exchanged ideas Friday about future plans for the state's public university system.

Related: "Green takes fight for donations to court," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 9.

Also: "Issue of the day: UW tuition/aid," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 11.

"UW did inform high schools," Letter to the Editor, La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 8.

The UW System notified high schools and guidance counselors and provides web-based information about Wisconsin's participation in the Midwest Student Exchange Program.

On Campus

"Column trivialized key issues," Column, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 10.

UW-Milwaukee Provost Rita Cheng emphasizes the importance of academic research taking place at UWM, and clarifies issues addressed in an earlier Journal Sentinel column.

"Campus Greens' invitation about discussing academic freedom," Column, Oshkosh Northwestern, Sept. 10.

The president of the UW-Oshkosh Campus Greens clarifies the group's intentions in inviting controversial UW-Madison lecturer Kevin Barrett to speak on the UWO campus.

Related: "Campus groups should invite expert speakers, not Barrett," Editorial, UW-Oshkosh Advance-Titan, Sept. 7.

"Chinese language class now offered at UWMC," Wausau Daily Herald, Sept. 11.

Recognizing global changes, Mandarin Chinese joins French, Spanish and German as language studies available at UW-Marathon County.

"New admissions policy may emphasize background," Spectator, Sept. 11.

Students and staff discuss the idea of "holistic admissions" at UW-Eau Claire.

"Senate opposes broadening of nonacademic disciplinary action," UWM Post, Sept. 11.

UW-Milwaukee's student association does not favor administrative efforts to allow student discipline for off-campus infractions.

National

"A tight grip on tech transfer," Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 11.

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is nationally known for innovation, and more recently, for its closely held role in embryonic stem cell research.

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"Brigham Young U. puts physicist involved in scholars for 9/11 Truth on leave," Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 11.

The work of a physics professor is being reviewed by Brigham Young University, which does not offer tenure, following his statements about the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.

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