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"UW System president outlines 'silent crisis,'" Hudson Star Observer, Nov. 2.

Speaking to the Hudson Rotary Clubs, UW System President Kevin Reilly said the 70-percent rate of high school graduates who don't go on to higher education constitutes a state and national crisis.

"University system seeks to boost education levels," Column, New Richmond News, Nov. 9.

UW officials are ready for battle in the effort to attract and retain a highly educated work force to the state.

Column not available online.

On Campus

"UW-Madison deals with fallout over gay marriage amendment," Associated Press, Nov. 16.

UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley re-asserted the university's opposition to the recently passed marriage amendment in Wisconsin; while some faculty and staff said they will remain in Wisconsin in the hopes of winning domestic partner benefits, others said the passage of the marriage amendment may cause them to seek other places of employment.

Editorial: "Erpenbach right on same-sex unions," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, Nov. 16.

"New UW-Eau Claire chancellor has experience working with business leaders," Chippewa Valley Business Report, Nov. 15.

UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich said the campus must assist the Chippewa Valley in its efforts to boost the region's economy.

"Story one-sided, unfair," Letter to the Editor, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Nov. 15.

Former UW-Stout Professor Rita Christoffersen criticizes a recent news article, which she said impugned her character.

"La Crosse faculty go to technology," Badger Herald, Nov. 16.

Four UW-La Crosse faculty are participating in a program that will allow them to better integrate modern technology into their teaching.

"UW grads pay off loans faster than national peers," Daily Cardinal, Nov. 16.

Financial services officials find that UW-Madison students understand the importance of paying back student loans.

"UW researchers find mutations that help bird flu virus adapt to humans," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 16.

UW-Madison scientists identified two important genetic changes in the avian flu virus that are required for the virus to be transferred to humans.

"UW-Superior will recognize religious group while lawsuit is pending," Associated Press, Nov. 15.

The InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter at UW-Superior will be able to hold meetings on campus like other student organizations while a lawsuit makes its way through the courts.

Related: "Catholic group files 2nd lawsuit," Badger Herald, Nov. 16.

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