UW System Clipsheet

August 27, 2008

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On Campus

"UW prof awarded grant to advance Social Security reform," Capital Times, Aug. 26.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor has been awarded a $30,000 grant by the Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award to Strengthen Social Security for Vulnerable Groups...

"UW-Madison to select scientists for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery through a competition," Wisconsin State Journal, Aug. 27.

...UW-Madison on Wednesday launched a competition to select scientists for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, the public part of a $150 million public-private research building going up on the 1300 block of University Avenue...

"UW-Stout prepares for research centers, polytechnic conference," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Aug. 25.

UW-Stout is scheduled to host the first-ever national conference on polytechnics next summer...

"UW custodians hope new chancellor helps in dispute," Capital Times, Aug. 26.

Some custodians who work on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus are upset with recent changes in the start time of their shift, and are hoping incoming Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin can do something about the situation...

State

"The crisis and cure for Wisconsin politics," Editorial, Capital Times, Aug. 27.

John Wiley is leaving his post as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bang. A political bang...

"Wanted: Wiley's guts before exit interview,"Editorial, Oshkosh Northwestern, Aug. 27.

Whether you're running for the Wisconsin legislature, seeking a chancellorship in the University of Wisconsin System or at home, worrying about job security, hoping Wisconsin can turn its economy around, do yourself a favor: Read outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley's September "Madison Magazine" essay called "From Crossroads to Crisis."...

National

"Average SAT scores remained flat in 2008," USA Today, Aug. 27.

Average national SAT scores for the high school class of 2008 were the same as last year, even as a larger, more diverse group took the test, a College Board report released Tuesday says...

"States Look to Transform Their Economies and Improve College Completion," Chronicle of Higher Education, Aug. 27.

...Paradoxically, being in such a difficult economic environment seems to have worked to the benefit of many of the region's public colleges as the nation's economy took a downturn this year. That's because state officials throughout the Midwest have come to see public colleges as key players in the long-term transformation of their economies, and look to them to provide needed work-force training and spawn new industries...