UW System Clipsheet

January 17, 2008

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"UW staff's personal data was on public web site at least a year," Capital Times, Jan. 16.

More than 200 faculty and staff members, who made purchases from DoIT, had their personal information made public on a campus internet site for at least a year.

Related: "UW-Madison notifies 200 employees of privacy leak," Associated Press, Jan. 16.

Also: "UW tech arm allows data exposure," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 16.

And: "Social security info leaked at university," United Press International, Jan. 17.

And: "Social security numbers posted in cyberspace," WKOW.madison.com, Jan. 16.

On Campus

"UW-Parkside chancellor to retire," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 17.

Chancellor John Keating announced today that he will step down in August after 10 years at UW-Parkside.

Related: "UW-Parkside chancellor says he will step down," Associated Press, Jan. 17.

"UW-L delays quest for residence hall funds," La Crosse Tribune, Jan. 17.

UW administrators will not seek funding during the current legislative session for a proposed UW-La Crosse residence hall.

"Musical memories," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Jan. 17.

UW-Eau Claire marching band members reminisce on their trip to the Vatican.

National

"Colleges brace for cuts as state economies take a turn for the worse," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 17.

Universities and colleges across the nation ready themselves for a possible decrease in state funding.

"A growing college rivalry: the fight for faculty stars," Washington Post, Jan. 14.

With increased competition for faculty, universities look at ways to combat faculty poaching from rival institutions.