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UW System officials said a proposed plan for the way the university handles student loans may be among the strongest in the nation and could serve as a model for other states; the Board of Regents will consider the plan later this week.
Related: "Regents to consider rules barring campus payments from student loan companies," Channel3000.com, June 5.
The full funding of UW-La Crosse's Growth and Access plan would enable the campus to increase enrollment, hire new faculty and provide more financial aid to students from traditionally underrepresented communities and lower-income families.
Editorial: "UW-L and UW System deserve legislative support," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, June 5.
Many of UW-Madison's best faculty are being lured to other institutions -- and not just elite private universities -- because of the campus's comparatively lower compensation rates; the state Legislature is considering a fund that would be used specifically to retain these faculty throughout the UW System.
Not long after UW-Stevens Point's most recent graduates embarked upon their post-college lives, the campus began orienting its newest crop of students with academic advising sessions, campus and community tours and ice-breakers.
The placement of a federal laboratory in Dane County would not only benefit the federal government, due to the lab's close proximity to UW-Madison -- a recognized leader in biotechnology research -- but would also fit in well with Wisconsin's plan to compete globally in the field and strengthen its economy.
Two UW-Sheboygan faculty overcame difficult odds to complete their Ph.D. programs, odds even more difficult than earning the doctoral degrees themselves.
A legislative committee investigating affirmative action in Wisconsin withdrew a proposal that would have required the UW System to ignore the race or ethnicity of its applicants unless the applicants can prove they come from economically disadvantaged circumstances; the committee also voted down two other proposals that would have impacted the university's admissions policies.
Related: "First steps to eliminate Affirmative Action," Wisconsin Radio Network, June 4.
Wisconsin higher education officials said they are in discussions with their counterparts in Minnesota and are hopeful the two sides can reach a consensus that will enable the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement to continue.