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October 24, 2008

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On Campus

"Martin urges need-based financial aid at UW," Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 24.

One of UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin's top priorities is keeping the university affordable through need-based financial aid, she said Thursday in a speech at an event formally welcoming Martin to Wisconsin. Less important, she said, is an unrealistic goal of keeping tuition flat or decreasing it. She said the university must raise more money for need-based aid and envisioned a sliding scale of college tuition...

"WisPolitics: New UW-Madison chancellor asks for flexibility and 'modest' investment in tough economic times," WisPolitics.com, Oct. 24.

UW-Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin urged the state to give the university flexibility and modest investment needed to sustain its greatness in troubled economic times Thursday during her first public address since taking the helm of the state's flagship university...She said her first priority as chancellor is to increase both access and affordability for students and told the audience that the proper way to ensure both is through an increase in need-based financial aid...

"New UW chancellor lays out her vision," Capital Times, Oct. 24.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin outlined some goals and priorities she believes are important to the future success and health of the university during a 45-minute speech Thursday night at the Kohl Center. First, Martin said it's vitally important to make UW-Madison affordable for students of all economic backgrounds. That, however, does not mean she plans to slash tuition -- or even keep the price of attending the UW flat...

"Martin receives official UW welcome at speech," Daily Cardinal, Oct. 24.

UW-Madison students and faculty gathered at the Kohl Center Thursday with the Wisconsin Alumni Association to officially welcome Chancellor Biddy Martin to the university. In her keynote address, Martin identified tuition costs, faculty salaries and diversity issues as specific concerns...

"Biddy celebrates UW's future," Badger Herald, Oct. 24.

Lively drumbeats and performances by the University of Wisconsin Wind Ensemble began ceremonies to give a warm welcome to new Chancellor Biddy Martin...Martin said the current state of the global economy is one of the major problems facing universities...

"UW-L grads keep debt down," La Crosse Tribune, Oct. 24.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 2007 graduates carried the lowest student loan debt when compared with other public and private four-year campuses in the state that reported data, according the Project on Student Debt released Wednesday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The average debt of UW-L graduates in 2007 was $12,145. In comparison, the average debt for graduating seniors at other four-year colleges in the state was $19,241. The average debt of graduates from UW-Madison topped $21,00...

"Chancellor choice indicted," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 24.

The man who nearly became the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Louisville and charged with stealing by fraud about $2.3 million from the University of Rhode Island and the University of Louisville...

"UWO forms group to help growing number of students with financial issues," Oshkosh Northwestern, Oct. 24.

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students say they are having a harder time getting financial aid this year and making ends meet...The anticipated increase in the number of students facing financial difficulties, coupled with concerns voiced by students and parents, sparked UWO staff this week to form the Student Financial Emergency Response Team, a centrally located group of leaders from across campus who will assist students facing financial difficulties...

"OSA starts petition for an open discourse on higher education," The Advance-Titan, Oct. 23.

Members of the Oshkosh Student Association sent out a petition, which can be signed until Nov. 4, to students, faculty and administrators at the university as part of the state of Wisconsin’s Higher Education Day on Oct. 7. OSA President Thomas Wolf and Vice President Jori Sigler sent the petition in an e-mail in order to change the public discourse on higher education throughout the state...

State

"State workers may not be insulated from frigid economy," Gannett Wisconsin, Oct. 24.

The national economic downturn could put a chill on state salaries and lead to fewer state workers. Gov. Jim Doyle has warned that the state budget could be heading into the red by $3 billion. Todd Berry, president of the research group the Wisconsin Taxpayer's Alliance, said the state's finances could have repercussions on state jobs...

"Business leaders discuss ways to adapt to changing economy," Baraboo News Republic, Oct. 24.

With the state of the economy in flux and state support for workers dipping, about 50 business and educational leaders from Sauk County met Thursday at the Park Plaza to learn how to address the problems...Throughout the meeting, presentations from educators helped inform businesses what was available to them, and businesses shared their tips, especially in dealing with new workers. In the end, business leaders and educators came together to discuss possible problems and ways to strengthen Sauk County's economy...

National

"Report: Kids less likely to graduate than parents," USA Today, Oct. 23.

Your child is less likely to graduate from high school than you were, and most states are doing little to hold schools accountable, according to a study by a children's advocacy group...One in four kids is still dropping out of high school. "The U.S. is stagnating while other industrialized countries are surpassing us," said Anna Habash, author of the report by Education Trust, which advocates on behalf of minority and poor children. "And that is going to have a dramatic impact on our ability to compete," she said...

"2-year colleges are eager to prove their worth," Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 24.

In some ways, it’s the best of times for the nation’s community colleges. When the economy sags, discouraged workers often try to improve their skills, and enrollments at the country’s most-affordable type of college boom. At the same time, the federal government’s recent focus on making institutions prove their academic quality has left community colleges feeling highly vulnerable, unable to prove the value they give their students and therefore worried about losing critical taxpayer resources...

"Taking Facebook back to campus," Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 24.

As colleges try to adapt their more traditional outreach methods to the successive waves of students who live much of their lives online, it’s inevitable that some will start to ask whether they can marshal the ubiquity of social networking to attract applicants, connect to enrolled students and, once they graduate, keep track of them as alumni...