UW System Clipsheet

"UW sets financial aid rules," Associated Press, June 9.

The UW System Board of Regents unanimously adopted an updated policy which places stringent restrictions on the relationships between its campus' financial aid workers and private educational lending firms.

Editorial: "Regents rein in lending conflicts," Editorial, Racine Journal Times, June 10.

Related: "Regents ban campus payments from student loan companies," Associated Press, June 9.

Also: "Regents ban deals with lenders," Associated Press, June 9.

"Votes of confidence," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 9.

The support of several Milwaukee-area leaders -- and the UW System Board of Regents -- will go a long way to ensuring success for UW-Milwaukee's expansion plans.

"Lawmaker's attack on UW-L plan includes subtle racism," Column, La Crosse Tribune, June 10.

The publisher of the La Crosse Tribune comments on a number of recent university-related statements by State Rep. Stephen Nass.

Related: "Acting as if one's genes trump all," Column, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 10.

"Weidner loved building UWGB," Green Bay Press-Gazette, June 9.

UW-Green Bay's founding Chancellor Edward Weidner, who passed away last week at age 85, explained his love for constructing things from scratch, as he did with UW-Green Bay in the mid-1960s.

Editorial: "Weidner's UWGB legacy felt throughout Valley," Editorial, Appleton Post-Crescent, June 11.

"Rothwell gets Regents' nod," Superior Daily Telegram, June 9.

Regent approval of UW-Superior's Student Center construction project moves it one step closer to completion.

"Teachers flock to private colleges," Stevens Point Journal, June 9.

UW-Stevens Point is seeking to expand its accessibility for teachers seeking master's degrees in education, as many area educators choose private institutions, which often cost less than UW-Stevens Point, for such accreditation.

"UW-Parkside Summer Institute to focus on improving education environments," Racine Journal Times, June 11.

Fay Yokomizo Akindes, associate professor of communication and acting director of the Center for Ethnic Studies at UW-Parkside, explains the benefits of the campus's annual Summer Institute, which assists educators in creating an inclusive and culturally relevant learning environment for their students.

"UW Terrace goes smoke free," Channel3000.com, June 11.

Wisconsin Union officials are placing further restrictions on areas where visitors to the Memorial Union Terrace can smoke cigarettes after weighing suggestions from Union members and patrons.

"What will survive budget battle?," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 10.

The Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance forwarded to the Senate a budget that would include funding for the Wisconsin Covenant -- a program wherein students who meet certain academic and nonacademic standards will be guaranteed admission into a Wisconsin college or university -- and UW System resident tuition increases of 5 and 3 percent in each of the next two years.

Related: "Five percent of state 8th-graders have signed up for Wisconsin Covenant," Green Bay Press-Gazette, June 11.