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The revised student conduct code has many problems that need addressing. When the Advance-Titan’s coverage of the story last issue was relatively neutral, but as students of the university, we believe that the changes set a dangerous precedent for the surrender of student rights. In addition, the conduct code oversteps the powers a university should have over its students...
...What will be your first piece of legislation? Nass: I will re-introduce my proposal for a 4 percent, 4-year resident tuition and fee cap in the University of Wisconsin System. This proposal passed the Assembly in June 2007 as part of the state budget process. However, Gov. Doyle threatened to veto the provision by request of System administrators and it was kept out of the final version of the budget. The fight to control the cost of public higher education in this state is vital for middle-class families that can't afford average annual tuition and fee increases of more than 9 percent...
...The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Student Association has launched an online petition to provide a forum for students to register their support for higher education. In particular, we believe we must change the terms of public discussion and debate...
The parents of 300 students in the University of Wisconsin Marching Band received a letter this week from the dean of students with more details on the hazing accusations the school is investigating — including a charge that students were sexually fondled against their will...
The University of Wisconsin Marching Band practiced again Wednesday afternoon and continues to fine-tune its routine in advance of Saturday night's UW football game against No. 6 Penn State at Camp Randall Stadium. Whether or not the band will be allowed to perform or not remains in limbo...
...Madison band director Mike Leckrone's suspending of the band was appropriate. Hazing is never justified and just because it was done to someone doesn't mean they have to do it to others...Action also needed to be taken because the band is an on-campus organization that receives money from the school and alumni...
The College of Southern Idaho is adding a new four year degree option for their students, and it's a program that can be offered right at home...Christy is one of the reasons why a new four year degree through the university of Wisconsin Oshkosh is being offered in partnership with CSI. The program offers degrees in human services, sign language, addiction studies, and law enforcement...
Seven hundred and sixty University of Wisconsin faculty are expected to retire in the next 10 years, posing yet another challenge to the recruitment and retention issue at the university...But with decreased funding, the UW System’s strict budget limits the university’s ability to offer competitive start-up packages to attract and hire replacement faculty...
...UW-Madison’s name was recently added to the list of campuses on JuicyCampus, a website allowing users to anonymously publish campus-related gossip online. The site functions like a blog, featuring threads on personal student stories—some even citing specific names of students...
Worldwide woes in the financial markets have some college students seeing new opportunities, such as pursuing careers in market regulation rather than investment banking, a popular field in the past...
The credit crisis tying global financing systems into knots has left hundreds of colleges scrambling for cash to pay their bills and to cover the spiking interest on their debts. While it is still unclear to what extent the federal government's new $700-billion bailout package will help unwind the credit tangle, the crisis has exposed weaknesses in policies and management that left some institutions more vulnerable than they should have been. A few have already halted construction projects in midstream because of the higher cost of borrowing. Others are considering faculty or pay cuts... (paid subscription required)
The latest generation of adults in the United States may be the first since World War II, and possibly before that, not to attain higher levels of education than the previous generations. While white and Asian American young people are outpacing previous generations, the gaps for other minority groups are large enough that the current generation is, on average, heading toward being less educated than its predecessor. These data are among the most dramatic in "Minorities in Higher Education 2008," which is being released today by the American Council on Education as the 23rd annual status report on the diversification of American colleges and universities...
...Community colleges and universities frequently clash over state funds, the value of their graduates, and who better serves the market. Now, in a growing trend, some states are realigning their two- and four-year nursing programs to encourage more collaboration and fewer obstacles toward earning an advanced degree...