UW System Clipsheet

February 12, 2009

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On Campus

"Stout braces for grant loss," Dunn County News, Feb. 11.

In the last four months since UW-Stout learned that it will lose a $200,000 grant from the Office on Violence Against Women (a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice), the university has fielded student and community concerns and plans to implement an alternative strategy. According to Dean of Students Joan Thomas, the decision of whether to divert funding from other areas to make up for the grant loss is one that ultimately lies with the chancellor...

"UW-River Falls professor 'had a passion for her work,'" Pioneer Press, Feb. 11.

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is mourning the loss of one its most beloved professors. Tracey Gladstone-Sovell, a professor of political science at the university for 22 years, had been battling brain cancer for the past year and a half. She died Feb. 4 at age 54...

"University of Wisconsin-Madison looks at partnership with Iraq's Tikrit University," Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 12.

Iraqi students and faculty could begin studying and conducting research at UW-Madison if a burgeoning partnership with Tikrit University is formalized. Sending UW-Madison students to study in Iraq is not in the immediate plans but could happen in the future if the country stabilizes, said Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies. Officials from UW-Madison are speaking with U.S. Embassy authorities based in Iraq on Friday to discuss details of the possible relationship...

"ASM, regents arrive at deal," Badger Herald, Feb. 12.

The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance Committee criticized the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Wednesday for deciding to re-allocate $7 million of funding from the Memorial Union Theater renovation budget to the Union South Construction project, without including them in their plans...

"Nine students seek seat on county board," La Crosse Tribune, Feb. 12.

La Crosse County supervisors will interview nine candidates today for the vacant District 5 county board seat. County Board Chairman Steve Doyle said the seven men and two women — all University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students — will be interviewed by members of the county Executive Committee...

"University faces cuts," The Spectator, Feb. 12.

With cuts to the university's budget likely forthcoming, the chancellor and Student Senate are reaching out to students for advice. Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich and Senate President Tim Lauer sent an e-mail to students last week seeking input in the face of probable near-future cuts in state funding to the university...The university has been told to prepare for up to $2.5 million in budget cuts in the near future, said Levin-Stankevich, who estimated the cut will amount to about a 5 to 7 percent slash from the school's normal $48 million state funding amount...

"Chancellor pushes value of education in humanities," Daily Cardinal, Feb. 12.

Chancellor Biddy Martin emphasized the value of the humanities in higher education Wednesday to a group of UW-Madison students, faculty and alumni. Prior to her position as chancellor at UW-Madison, Martin served as provost of Cornell University as well as the associate dean of their College of Arts and Sciences...

State

"Beloit College taps a Carleton College dean for presidency," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 11.

Scott Bierman, an economist with 27 years of teaching and leadership experience in liberal arts education, will become the leader of Beloit College starting this summer...Bierman, 52, academic dean of Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., was selected from among an international pool of candidates following a six-month search process...

"Doyle, legislative leaders announce cuts," Wisconsin Radio Network, Feb. 11.

Governor Jim Doyle announces legislation which cuts state government spending by $125 million dollars - part of effort to close Wisconsin's budget gap. The governor says the legislation will mean across the board cuts by state government agencies in Wisconsin, and will result in a $700 million reduction in the state's current budget gap...

National

"Many who get early admission to college regret choice," USA Today, Feb. 11.

New research offers yet another argument for why high school students should avoid the college early-admissions frenzy: They may be more likely to regret their decision later in life. Bad timing is the culprit. "Many young people are being pressured to making college choices before they are developmentally ready," says Michigan State University sociologist Barbara Schneider, author of a report released today that examines the psychological and social implications of admission policies...

"Harvard endowment cut stock holdings," Wall Street Journal, Feb. 12.

Harvard University's endowment, the largest in higher education, cut by two-thirds its direct holdings of publicly traded stocks and funds during the market plunge in last year's fourth quarter...

"(Grad) school's out," Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 12.

Provost Tom Sullivan has decided to dissolve the University of Minnesota’s graduate school, placing more power in the hands of individual deans and his own office. Justified in part by budget shortfalls, the decision forecasts the kind of bold and arguably risky tactics college leaders may employ under increased demands to streamline — and it quickly began to stir controversy at the university...