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UW System campuses have been formulating creative ways to retain their star faculty, many of whom have been receiving attractive offers from other institutions; UW System President Kevin Reilly said the university's good standing in higher education is on the line as it tries to keep faculty in Wisconsin.
UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor David Wilson said the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant, which provides need-based financial aid, would benefit more students if the criteria changed to allow students who attend an institution for less than "half time" to qualify for the grant.
An editorial calling on the state Assembly to restore the funding for UW-La Crosse's Growth and Access plan, which seeks to hire additional faculty and staff, boost financial aid programs and increase campus diversity; the plan, which received full support from Gov. Doyle, had its funding reduced last week by the state Senate.
A group of UW-Green Bay professors found that a highly focused reading curriculum, even for a short period of time, helps elementary school students learn more effectively at an earlier age; the professors' findings were published in an international journal.
The state Department of Administration and UW-Madison are investigating to determine whether untreated coal runoff from the campus Charter Street Power Plant is draining into the stormwater system that leads to Lake Monona.
Greater collaboration among Wisconsin's higher education institutions, availability of financial aid for students from lower-income families and a sound investment by the state will enable the state's colleges and universities to better prepare students for the burgeoning knowledge economy, according to a panel discussion that included UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago and Regent Vice President Charles Pruitt.
Related: "Higher stakes in higher ed," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 1.