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UW-Parkside's Master Plan for facilities will help the campus accommodate more students and maintain its commitment to outreach; Regents and Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton note the importance of the campus facilities. Full story not available online.
The Board of Regents approved a collaborative program with Chippewa Valley Technical College to allow students to transfer up to 64 credits in a liberal arts degree program to any UW System campus.
UW System leaders said Gov. Jim Doyle's budget proposal would allow the university to recover from years of slashed funding and support its Growth Agenda for Wisconsin, which seeks to increase the number of four-year college degree-holders in the state and to create more jobs in Wisconsin.
A major overhaul of the Board of Regents' oversight practices for UW System IT projects is not necessary, according to a university auditor, but the system should provide the Board with regular updates about those projects.
An editorial lauding UW System President Kevin Reilly's support for a needs-assessment study for the educational needs of the Waukesha area.
Related: "UW merger plan studied," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 9.
A proposal by Gov. Jim Doyle to allow UW System faculty and academic staff to unionize has received strong support from some groups representing university employees; academic staff representatives from UW-Madison express concern, however, that while each individual campus faculty unit would be able to bargain independently, the academic staff would have only one bargaining unit for the entire university system.
State Sen. Ted Kanavas criticizes UW System officials for not fully embracing legislative suggestions for improvement.
Instead of removing salary information from an online database, as the UW System did amid concerns of faculty "poaching" by other institutions, the state should increase faculty salaries in Wisconsin; salary information is still available to the public upon request.
Recent updates to UW System admissions policies are likely to have little effect on admissions outcomes.
Related: "UWSP uses holistic approach to review applications," Stevens Point
Two UW-La Crosse students hope to have a little more influence over the UW System in applying to fill the student regent appointment that will open on May 1.
A significant state investment in UW-Madison's Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery will yield tremendous dividends through scientific innovation and the jobs that come from it.
A federal judge upheld UW-Madison's decision to deny a student organization funding because of a lack of student control over its operations.
Related: "Win for Catholic Group in Church/State Fight," Inside Higher Ed, March 9.
A list of 53 candidates for Dean of UW-Marathon County has been narrowed to five finalists, who will begin making visits to the college this week.
Branding UW-Stout as Wisconsin's polytechnic institution is expected to increase visibility for the institution and help it recruit more students from a wider area.
Related: "Panel endorses plan to make UW-Stout a polytechnic school," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, March 9.
Also: "UW-Stout sees its future in one word," St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 10.
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said the campus must continue to encourage free expression on campus, to promote diversity, and to make sure the outcomes of controversial issues strengthen teaching and learning.
Related: "Wiley, law professors react to controversy," Badger Herald, March 12.
Editorial: "Professor's words provocative, not racist," Editorial, Sheboygan Press, March 9.
Also: "Culture clash a miscommunication," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, March 12.
A profile of Mai Kao Xiong, a UW-Stout staff member who has received a UW System Outstanding Women of Color Award.
Beginning in fall 2008, UW-Milwaukee will offer new doctoral programs in communication and educational psychology.
UW-Madison must work to recover missing funds owed to it by businesses that participate in its work-study program, since a campus accounting error caused the debt.
UW-Madison officials said they received enthusiastic support for a federal facility to study animal disease near the town of Dunn, and that landing the facility would bring billions of dollars to Wisconsin's economy.
Students from UW-Superior are assisting high school peers in need of extra help with their studies through a partnership between the campus and Superior High School.
Despite differences on the views of the long-term future of the tuition reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota, the states' higher education officials said the current agreement would remain in effect for the next four years.
A Milwaukee-area high school senior extols the benefits of diversity on college campuses.