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Speaking in Stevens Point, UW System President Kevin Reilly promoted the university's Growth Agenda for Wisconsin, which aims to increase the number of college graduates in Wisconsin and expand knowledge-economy job opportunities.
A study group formed by UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor David Wilson recommended exploring an idea that would allow students to attend a UW campus without paying tuition, provided they remain in-state for a fixed amount of time after graduation.
An editorial applauding the bold thinking behind an idea to eliminate tuition costs for students who stay in Wisconsin after graduation, but adding it is unreasonable to expect high school graduates to plan the next 14 years of their lives.
Related: "Bold thinking. What's the cost?" Editorial, Beloit Daily News, Dec. 13.
Also: "Study idea of paying students to stay," Editorial, Green Bay Press-Gazette, Dec. 13.
Also: "Free tuition isn't free of consequences," Editorial, Marshfield News-Herald, Dec. 13.
UW-Madison administrator Paul Barrows, who has been the subject of controversy in recent months, announced his retirement from the campus.
Community service projects, like UW-Marathon County's involvement in the Salvation Army's Angel Giving Tree program, allows students to take ownership of their community.
A plan for economic development in southeastern Wisconsin must include an increase in funding for UW-Milwaukee and more collaboration between the cities of Madison and Milwaukee.
Related: "Close Wisconsin's economic divide," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 13.
An editorial expressing hope that State Rep. Steve Nass will use his role as head of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee to promote Wisconsin's interests instead of political rhetoric.
Incoming Democratic Congressional leaders will adopt spending levels set in 2006 for the majority of federal programs; one consequence is expected to be another year of substandard federal funding for higher education.