UW System Clipsheet

June 19, 2008

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UW System

"We should all pay for veterans' tuition," Editorial, Appleton Post-Crescent, June 19.

If the residents of the state of Wisconsin want to give military veterans free tuition to University of Wisconsin schools, we should all share the financial responsibility....

On Campus

"A local university breaks ground on big project," WKOW, June 19.

...Tuesday, UW-Stout broke ground on a $43.2 million dollar project. The school is renovating and expanding Jarvis Hall...

"Parents seek safety report cards," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 19.

The unsolved murder of a college student in Madison, a string of robberies near Marquette University and a recent spike in assaults at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have some parents packing summer orientation sessions at local colleges, anxious about students safety...

"Some Wisconsin universities stress safety to parents," Chicago Tribune, June 19.

Following a slew of high-profile crimes at some of the state's college campuses, university leaders are trying to ease the fears of parents whose students will be going off to college in the fall...

"Manpower Inc. to sponsor UW-Whitewater minority business program," Small Business Times, June 18.

Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc. and Right Management will sponsor the Summer Business Institute, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s week-long minority student business program aimed at incoming business majors to facilitate their successful transition from high school to college with the goal of increasing retention and graduation rates of students of color...

State

"Faculty not idle during summer," Column, La Crosse Tribune, June 19.

...While some might think higher education instructors sit idle in summer months, many — like Harper — find work to supplement their income, prepare for the upcoming school year and brush up on their area of expertise...

National

"Science fraud at universities is common -- and commonly ignored," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 19.

Acts of scientific fraud, such as fabricating or manipulating data, appear to be surprisingly common but are underreported to university officials, says a report published today in the journal Nature....