"Communication arts," WCLO Stan Milam Show, July 28.
UW-Rock County teacher Pat Thom discusses her communication arts class to help laid off General Motors workers go back to school...
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July 29, 2008
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On Campus
"Doyle interviewed UW-Madison chancellor finalists," Associated Press, July 28.
Gov. Jim Doyle interviewed the four finalists for the University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor job in May, days before Biddy Martin was selected, his calendar shows...
"UW-Madison moves up in value, down in drinking, says Princeton Review," Capital Times, July 28.
A number of Wisconsin universities and colleges are prominently featured in the 2009 version of Princeton Review's "Best Colleges" guidebook. "The Best 368 Colleges," which goes on sale Tuesday, used 120,000 student surveys to rank the country's colleges in 62 categories...
"Ward is a shepherd for future growth," Editorial, Green Bay Press-Gazette, July 29.
The search committee seeking a new chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay plans to hold a series of forums this week asking community members for input about the qualities they hope to see in the new person.The university could do worse than hiring someone with the attributes of interim chancellor David Ward, whom we met in an interview for Sunday’s Perspective page...
State
"Donors make their money count," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, July 28.
...That 's what the Morgridges are doing with their $175 million donation for college grants to Wisconsin students. In a first-of-its-kind study in Wisconsin, researchers will follow thousands of grant recipients through college and beyond...
National
"The biggest issue," Editorial, New York Times, July 29.
Why did the United States become the leading economic power of the 20th century? The best short answer is that a ferocious belief that people have the power to transform their own lives gave Americans an unparalleled commitment to education, hard work and economic freedom...