UW System Clipsheet

"Reilly outlines growth agenda," Superior Daily Telegram, March 26.

The Growth Agenda for Wisconsin, a plan through which the UW System will work to graduate more four-year college degree-holders and grow jobs to employ them, will manifest itself at UW-Superior in the form of support for the campus's liberal arts emphasis, an expanded writing center, freshman and senior experiences, and more accessible advising; the UW will also reach out to more working adults who want to attend college.

Editorial: "UW 'growth agenda' key to Wisconsin's future," Editorial, Superior Daily Telegram, March 26.

Related: "UW President visits Superior: Plan for working adults to go back to college," BusinessNorth.com, March 26.

"Students' off-campus behavior to be targeted," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 27.

The UW System will balance the rights of students with the concerns of the campuses and their surrounding communities when considering revisions to codes of conduct for university students.

"Recruiters to UW want more minority graduates," WISC-TV (Madison), March 26.

Business representatives continue to recruit graduates from UW campuses, but tell UW campuses that they want to be able to hire future employees from a more-diverse pool of graduates.

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"Above and beyond," Editorial, Badger Herald, March 27.

This editorial applauds UW-Madison's efforts to encourage civic engagement among its students by providing a number of services enabling them to vote early in the upcoming city elections, which fall during Spring Break.

"Here's a new idea for making college affordable," Column, Small Business Times, March 27.

A columnist argues that a state-sponsored loan program could help more Wisconsin residents attend college, and encourage them to stay in the state, at less expense than offering students free tuition.

"Children of alumni are uniquely harmed by admissions preferences, study finds," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 26.

A recently released study showed that "legacy" students -- those admitted to a college or university at least in part because of their relation to alumni -- have higher dropout rates and more academic problems than students admitted in part for other nonacademic considerations. (subscription only)

Related: "Legacy matters in college admissions," Badger Herald, March 27.