UW System Clipsheet

"Shelve well-meaning, but flawed proposal for UW tuition," Editorial, Sheboygan Press, March 14.

An editorial suggesting the Board of Regents drop consideration of charging higher tuition to use some of it for financial aid.

"End of legislative session means little hope left for UW-L financial aid bill," La Crosse Tribune, March 14.

A bill that would have increased student financial aid at UW-La Crosse as part of the campus's Growth, Quality and Access plan was not taken up for a vote by the state Senate before the legislative session ended Thursday night.

"IDs to shift away from social security numbers," Badger Herald, March 14.

UW-Madison is deactivating all campus identification cards that use Social Security numbers and issuing new numbers, which will take effect April 15; the decision is in response to accidental data exposure of identification card numbers that occurred last November.

"Federal law could boost research," Badger Herald, March 14.

A federal bill, passed this week by the U.S. Senate, could increase federal funding for public health programs at research universities, including UW-Madison.

"UW-L student newspaper accused of censoring," La Crosse Tribune, March 14.

The UW-La Crosse Racquet is one of several UW student-run newspapers considering whether to run an ad submitted by Pro-life Wisconsin warning against emergency contraceptives.

"It's quittin' time: Legislators halt," Badger Herald, March 14.

The state Legislature wrapped up its two-year legislation cycle Thursday night; the next two-year session begins January 2009.

Related: "Wisconsin Legislature is leaving a lot undone," Marshfield News-Herald, March 14.

"Doyle: Assembly budget fix is a scam," Wisconsin Radio Network, March 13.

Gov. Doyle reacts to the budget repair bill passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly.

Listen: http://www.wrn.com/ge...DBF-8D8014A7B60712F0

Related: "Proposed budget cuts would hit state workers," Wisconsin State Journal, March 14.

"Speaker: Arts should be part of state's economic equation," Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 14.

In an address to business, civic, and arts leaders, the executive director of Arts Wisconsin describes how the arts industry can boost Wisconsin's economy and contribute to raising the state's quality of life.

"Judge bans sales of software found to violate Blackboard's patent," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 12.

A federal ruling has upheld the patent claims submitted by Blackboard, a course-management company, against its Canadian competitor Desire2Learn; IT officials are closely following the case because of the potential impact on software choices available to universities.

"The nontraditional president," Inside Higher Ed, March 14.

Some higher education institutions, such as the University of Colorado, are drawing attention for hiring leaders with work experience outside academia.