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As college-bound teens are getting ready to take SAT and ACT exams, a group called KnowHow2GO Wisconsin is offering free online test preparation materials for Wisconsin students...
One of the University of Wisconsin System's biggest critics in the legislature is stepping down as chair of the Assembly's Committee on Colleges and Universities. That's because control of the Assembly has shifted from Republicans to Democrats. But Representative Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) still wants a say in how UW officials spend their money, and is advocating for fewer campuses in the state...
The deeper than expected state budget cuts are a big concern at University of Wisconsin-Madison, which also might see less money from the private UW Foundation in the near future. But despite Wisconsin's worst deficit ever, UW-Madison officials said they're still hopeful they can increase faculty pay at the same time they make an overall cut...
Just as an outbreak of one type of gastrointestinal illness in Dane County seems to be declining, another is on the rise — among University of Wisconsin students. More than 100 students have been reported ill the past week with vomiting and diarrhea in an outbreak thought to be caused by norovirus, Dr. Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services, said Friday...
In light of the ongoing economic downturn, college foundation directors are preparing to work harder to provide the scholarships that deserving students are going to need more than ever. Each year, foundation staff members and volunteers raise money for students, faculty and campus projects. The foundation directors early next year will finalize how much money they have available to award to students for the 2009-10 academic year...
When the Interstate 35W bridge was rebuilt over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, a recent UW-Stout graduate helped make sure the workers were safe. Mukesh Shreevastav, 33, graduated from UW-Stout last spring with a master's degree in risk control...
Much changed between Nov. 21, 1968 and Nov. 4, 2008. The first date is what's known as "Black Thursday," a tumultuous day at Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh. Black students staged a protest in Dempsey Hall against the administration, demanding, among other things, the university president hire black instructors. There was damage to school property. There were mass arrests, expulsions, editorials and, since then, annual remembrances. Things ended nonviolently, yet uneasily...Under the work and guidance of Associate Professor of History Stephen Kercher, Ph.D. and a team of researchers, UWO will unveil "Black Thursday Remembered," a 40th anniversary, immersive, multimedia collage of photos, voices and new video interviews detailing the day the Civil Rights movement surfaced here...
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The recession has forced the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse to go with a back-up plan to move forward with construction of a new academic building. The UW-La Crosse Foundation was trying to raise half of a six-million dollar local share by Thanksgiving, to have banks guarantee a loan. But fundraising has stalled at 2.3 million dollars...
University Square may be the most costly mixed-use project in city history, but hundreds of millions of dollars more are being spent by UW-Madison to develop the East Campus Gateway. The more than $428 million project stretches from Regent Street to Lake Mendota and is part of a seven-block pedestrian mall first proposed as part of the 1908 master plan. UW-Madison officials hope the improvements will make East Campus Mall a campus centerpiece, much like Library Mall and Bascom Hill...
UW-Madison senior Catherine Matloub is frequenting the new American Apparel store downtown not only for what she calls great basic clothing, but to support the company's powerful immigration stance...American Apparel chose downtown Madison as a store location in hopes of attracting college students, and to contribute to the company's success and expansion nationwide, said Katherine Valadez, the Madison store's assistant manager...
Filling the retail space in the largest mixed-use development in city history has been slowed by the economy, but a grocery store still is in the plans at University Square. Officials with the $140 million Downtown project say they have filled about 55 percent of the project's 140,000 square feet of retail space and it likely will be full by the end of 2009...It's also in the center of more than $400 million worth of building and redevelopment projects in UW-Madison's East Campus Gateway development plan...
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point received a $2.2 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to continue funding the university’s nationally renowned environmental education program...
Students will decide Thursday if they want to pay $10 each semester to fund a multi-thousand dollar "green initiatives" account...
Students walking through the hallway of the Old Library for the past few months may have been curious as to the renovation to one of the rooms. Room 1142 of the Old Library has been turned into the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). CETL is a place for educators on campus to interact and discuss teaching methods with other educators...
Chancellor Richard Telfer used his inaugural address Friday to challenge students and the university to be on the move in a new era involving a challenging fiscal environment...
It's getting to be crunch time for high school seniors applying to college, but many questions remain when it comes to financial aid in the coming year, local experts said. As the economy falters and credit markets tighten, no one is quite sure what will happen for students looking for help funding their educations. "I would hate to predict the future right now with anything," said Steve Ullrick, UW-Rock County assistant dean for student services...
Beloit College is the sort of intimate liberal arts school depicted in films, where the college president lives across the street from the dormitories and students call their professors by first name. That is why the announcement earlier this month that the college is eliminating 40 positions — about 10 percent of the staff — to cover a $1 million budget deficit hit the campus so hard...
They come to school with focus and motivation. They lend experience to classrooms and are eager to apply what they know. They are fulfilling goals, sometimes long postponed. Adult learners make up a large portion of the local college population. They come from diverse backgrounds but often share a common drive to learn and succeed...Only 5.6 percent of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s undergraduate students are 25 or older. Because a significant majority of UW-L students are traditional age, the university is not always conducive to an adult learner who generally needs a flexible schedule, said Kathryn Kiefer, UW-L director of admissions...
A crippling state budget deficit will put most legislative priorities on hold until the economy rights itself and more people are working again, said state Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point...Gov. Jim Doyle is predicting a $5 billion deficit. The Legislature is expected to get to work on a budget repair bill as soon as the new session opens. That means just about everything else will have to wait, said Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point. The state will cut back its spending with everyone else. He said there likely will be hiring freezes in state agencies and the UW system for the immediate future...
...Partnering for Success is a partnership between Western Technical College and area high schools to give high school students, staff and faculty a better idea of the rigor of technical college courses, said Deb Hether, a Tech Prep specialist at Western. The initiative, in its third year, involves different high schools each year...
Just as tuition has been rising more quickly than inflation, state college presidents' compensation has been growing faster than other costs of living, and some private university chiefs' annual pay exceeds $1 million, according to an annual survey being released today by the Chronicle of Higher Education...
...While seven-figure pay packages had been limited mostly to prominent private research universities, some presidents of public institutions like Ohio State and Delaware, or private universities like Suffolk that offer few doctoral degrees, are also topping $1 million in pay and benefits. In fact, compensation for public research university presidents is growing faster than for those who head private institutions, the survey found...
The price of leadership continues to rise in higher education, particularly for public-university presidents. According to The Chronicle's latest survey of executive compensation, median pay and benefits rose 7.6 percent in 2007-8, to $427,400, for the leaders of 184 public research universities... (paid subscription required)
A dozen presidents of private colleges earned more than $1 million in compensation during the 2006-07 year, including Northwestern University chief Henry Bienen, who was the second-highest paid college executive in the nation...
Record numbers of American students are studying abroad, with especially strong growth in educational exchanges with China, the annual report by the Institute on International Education found. The number of Americans studying in China increased by 25 percent, and the number of Chinese students studying at American universities increased by 20 percent last year, according to the report, “Open Doors 2008”...
More U.S. students are studying abroad than ever before, and they're choosing an increasingly diverse array of destinations, a new report says. A record 241,791 U.S. students went abroad for academic credit in 2006-07, up 8% from the previous year, and nearly 150% more than a decade earlier, the report says. It was released today by the Institute of International Education, a non-profit New York-based group that tracks international enrollment trends with U.S. State Department funding...
More foreign students came to the United States in the 2007-8 academic year than ever before. But while there were some gains in the core undergraduate and graduate populations, particularly at the graduate level, the record result was driven largely by dramatic increases in the numbers of international students employed off-campus through optional practical training (OPT) and those enrolled in non-degree and intensive English programs. Meanwhile, the number of Americans studying abroad continues steadily growing, according to the latest installment of Open Doors, an annual survey conducted by the Institute of International Education (IIE)...
The number of foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges surged 7% last year to 623,805, an all-time high and the largest one-year increase on record. It is the strongest sign yet that post-9/11 declines are history. Enrollments of foreign undergraduate and graduate students just starting to pursue their degree are rising even faster — 10.1% last year — suggesting growth will continue, the report says. It was released today by the non-profit Institute of International Education, which tracks international education trends for the U.S. State Department...
The number of international students enrolled in American colleges in the fall of 2007 shattered previous records and represents the largest one-year increase in decades, according to new data from the Institute of International Education... (paid subscription required)
Though many community college students say their coursework is challenging, there is "ample evidence" colleges can do more to help more students do their best work, a report says. "No one rises to low expectations," says Vincent Tinto, a Syracuse University education professor and advisory board member of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, which released the report today...
Sometimes, professors are more than just classroom instructors. Sometimes they're mentors, or cheerleaders. Other times, they're citizens doing their civic duty...
The New York attorney general began sending subpoenas and document requests this month to colleges including Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown and several State University of New York campuses as part of an investigation of relationships between the colleges and health insurance companies that cover students. The investigation by the attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, appears to be focused on the adequacy of disclosure of policy terms and costs to students. Investigators also appear to be looking into whether colleges are receiving any improper payments in exchange for requiring students to use a particular insurer...