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Chancellor Shepard says the Assembly's version of the state budget includes base budget cuts to the university roughly three times as much as the amount to be invested for new programs; if the cuts stand, the budget would undermine the campus's ability to serve the northeastern region of Wisconsin and enroll more students.
Republican State Rep. Terry Musser, a Vietnam War veteran, discusses concerns about a proposed cut to veteran benefits that is part of the proposed Assembly state budget.
Watch (begins at 14:00): http://www.wpt.org/npa/ram/hereandnow/550HAN_show.wvx
This column cautions against micromanaging the university by eliminating particular programs not favored by lawmakers.
High school students had a chance to work with human embryonic stem cells at the first WiCell Summer Science Camp held at University Research Park last week; the hope is for camps such as these to inspire more students to choose careers in the sciences.
UW-River Falls chancellor, Don Betz, recently spoke at an international conference on higher education in the 21st century held in the Middle East, in the gulf island state of Bahrain; UW-River Falls is exploring collaboration opportunities with Bahrain's Ahlia University.
A scholarship program works with Milwaukee businesses to attract black graduates back to their hometown of Milwaukee; the goal is to increase the number of college-educated workers in the region and also cultivate a more active social network for black professionals.
A U.S. senator may propose legislation to require colleges and universities to purchase software meant to stop students from illegally downloading and sharing music files; colleges are concerned because the technology may be prohibitively expensive, and may not even work as intended.
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Related: "Showdown over file sharing," Inside Higher Ed, July 23.
The National Governors Association issued a report over the weekend urging collaborative compacts among state governments, postsecondary education systems, boards of regents, and the private sector to ensure educational offerings are in line with each state's economic needs.
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Universities required to accept the lowest bid for construction projects are sometimes put in a bind when the company with the lowest bid is under legal investigation but no conviction has been made.