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Wisconsin's economic future depends on the state's ability to produce four-year college degree-holders, and the state Legislature should provide the UW System with enough financial backing to ensure the university can continue to do this at at its current world-class level.
A report by the Academic Quality Improvement Program -- UW-Stout's chosen accreditation process -- found the campus meeting or exceeding all of the goals of the AQUP team's recent visit, including the innovative use of technology and the presence of a planning process that provides inclusive input to decision making.
A former UW-Superior professor is seeking reinstatement with back pay in a new lawsuit against the campus and members of the UW System Board of Regents.
Editorial: "Marder matter needs decisive conclusion," Editorial, Superior Daily Telegram, June 12.
After receiving criticism for voting to limit some aspects of a veterans tuition remission program, members of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance are seeking a financial compromise.
Editorial: "Budget betraying veterans," Editorial, Appleton Post-Crescent, June 13.
Minnesota's higher education officials get a "thumbs down" from the Janesville Gazette's editorial board for their threats to end the state's tuition reciprocity agreement with Wisconsin; the existing agreement has allowed thousands of students from each state access to a greater number of higher education institutions.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill that would redirect up to $20 billion in federal funds over the next five years from private educational lenders to borrowers and students in the form of Pell Grant increases and lower student loan interest rates.
In at least 15 of the 110 cases of campus homicides since 1991 studied by USA TODAY, the perpetrator showed signs of being a safety threat before turning to violence.
Related: "Campus security flaws a pattern in slayings," USA TODAY, June 13.