UW System Clipsheet

"Budget would cut from UW System," Wisconsin State Journal, July 10.

UW System officials said the state Assembly's proposed $96 million cut to the UW System's budget would be extremely harmful to the university's students, its research, and the citizens of Wisconsin; the Assembly's proposed budget, which it will vote on today, would also cap annual tuition increases at 4 percent until 2011, and cut millions more in funding for the UW-Madison Law School, employee retention, and key building projects.

Related: "Republican budget relies on massive cuts to avoid tax increases," Associated Press, July 10.

Also: "Taxpayers to fund UW-L proposal," La Crosse Tribune, July 10.

"Professor says it's good to be home," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, July 10.

UW-Eau Claire Professor Sue Peck arrived home from Peru this past Saturday -- which was a full week later than anticipated due to a work stoppage in the country; Professor Peck was in Peru studying medicine with a shaman and working with local nurses.

"New University of Wisconsin-Parkside major prepares health care professionals," Racine Journal Times, July 9.

UW-Parkside's new Applied Health Sciences major will help meet the growing need for health care professionals in Wisconsin and will prepare students for post-graduate education in the field. Full story not available online.

"UW building stirs contempt," Column, Wisconsin State Journal, July 8.

A reflection on the many intricacies of UW-Madison's infamous Humanities Building.

"Education Department, on the case," Inside Higher Ed, July 10.

Officials from the U.S. Department of Education said the department would be increasingly aggressive in its oversight of student loan programs at colleges and universities.