UW System Clipsheet

"UW System offers agenda to benefit state," Column, Stevens Point Journal, Dec. 29.

Chancellor Linda Bunnell describes how UW-Stevens Point health care and economic development initiatives will contribute to growing jobs and the state's economy.

"Free UW tuition plan meets opposition," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 3.

State leaders react to a suggestion for a plan that would cover tuition costs for students who stay in the state after graduating from a UW campus.

"UW-Parkside group wants Root River education center," Racine Journal Times, Dec. 25.

City officials and UW-Parkside educators say a proposed education center on the Root River in Racine could help raise citizen awareness about close-to-home environmental issues.

"Fired dean sues UW-Whitewater for discrimination," Associated Press, Jan. 3.

Former dean Lee Jones claims in a federal lawsuit that he was discriminated against because of his race; Jones was removed as dean after a UW-Whitewater audit found that Jones had improperly used university funds.

"Leading legislators see less contention," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 3.

Legislative leaders predict that health care, the state budget, and taxes will replace social issues as major issues in the new session.

"Build economy with brains, money," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 3.

Wisconsin could improve its knowledge economy by providing tax credits for companies that pay for their employees to attend college, and for those that create research and development jobs.

"Musser sees little change in veterans policy," Tomah Journal, Jan. 3.

Rep. Terry Musser, chair of the Assembly Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, says a new law that covers tuition for veterans and dependents should be paid for with state dollars, not student tuition.

"As Democrats take over more states, college leaders grow optimistic," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 2.

Historical trends show that budgets for public colleges and universities have fared the same under both Democratic and Republican state political leadership.

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Related: "Key higher-education issues in the states," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 2. (subscription required)

"Delay of affirmative action ban rejected," Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 2.

A federal appeals court overturned a ruling that would have allowed the University of Michigan to finish the current admissions cycle before complying with a state ban on the use of affirmative action.

Related: "Federal appeals court overturns extension for Michigan universities on complying with preference ban," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 2. (subscription required)

"To improve student retention, combination of academic and financial support seems best, study finds," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 3.

An experiment finds that students were encouraged to stay in college when offered both tutoring and merit scholarships.

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