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...Thumbs up to the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County for offering a new bachelor of liberal studies degree. The program, a partnership between the local campus and UW-Oshkosh, will let UW-Baraboo students work toward the four-year degree by taking online, face-to-face and distance learning courses...
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls named Glenn Potts dean of the College of Business and Economics. Potts, who was previously the director and associate dean of the college, will begin his new position July 1. Potts is a professor of economics, and he joined the college's faculty in 1976...
About 40 student leaders and administrators met with Chancellor Biddy Martin Monday to clarify and introduce advancements to the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. In an effort to include the student voice to the greatest extent, the chancellor received an extension for when the final date the plan must be submitted to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents...
Portage County Coroner Scott Rifleman says a 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student found in a dorm stairway two months ago died of natural causes...
The Portage County coroner has closed his investigation into how a UW-Stevens Point freshman died in February. Coroner Scott Rifleman says 19-year-old Andy Woods died of natural causes, which appeared to be the result of heart problems...
University of Wisconsin-Stout students have voted overwhelmingly in favor of an advisory referendum on banning smoking from campus..."This was an initiative that came from our students, and we obviously will have to consider this recommendation carefully," Sorensen said, predicting that the no smoking measure will receive endorsement from both the student and faculty senates. "I will share these referendum results and our other information with the relevant groups on campus to ensure this issue gets a fair hearing."...
A senior academic librarian in the University Library at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Lelahvon "Lelah" Lugo was presented with a UW System Outstanding Woman of Color award Saturday, April 4, at the 33rd annual Wisconsin Women's Studies conference...
Many people would agree that earning a PhD is hard work worth celebrating. But is a doctoral graduation gown worth $800? At a time when the economy is rocky and jobs are harder to find, some University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee doctoral students are balking at the price tag of the regalia they're supposed to wear to spring commencement - a fancy frock that is three times as expensive to rent as doctoral attire at UW-Madison...
A U-W Madison fraternity is suspended after allegations of alcohol violations. University Communications confirms that the Offices of the Dean of Students is investigating the Sigma Chi fraternity for an alleged alcohol violation that occurred on April 2nd, into April 3rd...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Committee on Student Organizations has suspended the Sigma Chi Fraternity chapter on campus for an alleged alcohol-related violation...
The Sigma Chi fraternity has been suspended on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for an alleged alcohol-related violation on April 2. The fraternity chapter, 221 Langdon St., will be investigated, most likely by the office of the dean of students, following the suspension from the UW-Madison Committee on Student Organizations...
University of Wisconsin-Madison police said that they're seen a significant spike in laptop computer thefts on campus in recent months, prompting new calls for vigilance...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and students at the University of Wisconsin are shedding light on how alcohol adds to the problem. The student group called, Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment, or PAVE, is focusing on the dangers of alcohol. Members say not enough attention is paid to alcohol as a date rape drug...
Equipped with personal video cameras, eight University of Wisconsin--Madison students began filming themselves last fall, as part of MTV's new reality series "College Life." They said they were extremely excited for Monday's premier, and packed couches in front of every TV on or near campus...
At 36 years old and with 15 years of factory work experience, Ken Hodges isn't the typical Beloit College student. Instead, he is part of the school's growing demographic: the non-traditional students. Nancy Benedict, vice president for enrollment services, said the number of non-traditional students is hard to pin down because the population is more mobile. Her office placed the number between 40 and 50...
Salaries for full professors at Wisconsin's regional public universities lag the national average at comparable institutions by at least 17 percent, according to a study released Monday. The report from the American Association of University Professors showed that UW-Eau Claire professors earn an average of $72,700 per year, which equals $15,600, or 17.7 percent, less than the national average for public master's-level universities. That gap is 17.4 percent at UW-Stout in Menomonie and 20.4 percent at UW-River Falls. Lagging pay takes its toll on recruitment and retention of top-quality professors, ultimately damaging the quality of higher education in Wisconsin, faculty representatives from those schools said Monday in response to the study...
Not so fast with the state checkbook. The first point of contention regarding a claim that Wisconsin pays its college professors poorly is that the numbers were compiled by the American Association of University Professors. The phrase “self-serving” might come to mind. Nevertheless, let's assume for the sake of argument that professors in Wisconsin do receive lower pay than some of their colleagues elsewhere. Does it necessarily follow that Wisconsin's cheap citizens need to reach into their wallets to bring the starving profs up to scale?...
The salaries of professors at both public and private universities in Wisconsin are well below the national average, according to a study released Monday by the American Association of University Professors...
Although the nation's economy continues to shrink, the number of people working in the underground economy is on the rise, according to UW-Madison economics professor emeritus Edgar Feige...
A University of Wisconsin-Madison expert on the nation's underground economy and unpaid taxes said Monday individuals and businesses may owe Wisconsin state government more than the $1-billion official estimate...
Midwestern governors are all on board for high speed rail in the region. A letter to the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood from Wisconsin's Governor Jim Doyle, seven other Midwestern governors and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, would seem to increase the region's chances for receiving millions of federal stimulus dollars to fund high speed rail...
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, seven other governors of Midwestern states and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley have joined in bipartisan support of a high-speed rail network that would link cities around the region. Milwaukee would be connected to Madison and Chicago as part of the first phase of the system...The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds and mandates high-speed passenger rail and the Midwestern network would include 3,000 miles of existing rights of way to connect cities with trains capable of at least 110 miles per hour. Chicago, which is bidding to host the 2016 Olympic Games, would serve as the hub, just as it does for freight...
Suspicious timing notwithstanding, we hope state and local officials will seriously look at a privately-funded study that seeks to make the Milwaukee Public Schools more economically efficient...
The private student lending industry and its allies in Congress are maneuvering to thwart a plan by President Obama to end a subsidized loan program and redirect billions of dollars in bank profits to scholarships for needy students...
Does Facebook lead to lower grades? Or do college students with lower grades use Facebook more than their higher-achieving peers? A study of 219 students at Ohio State University being presented at a conference this week doesn't answer those questions definitively. But it suggests a link between the social networking site and academic performance...
Many community college systems around the country are just now discovering the lengths to which some of their students will go to avoid remediation. In a phenomenon test administrators say they have known about for years, some savvy students are deliberately seeking out institutions with lower entrance test benchmarks that will either place them out of remedial coursework or require them to take less of it. Among discussions of ballooning enrollments and constricted budgets, this student tactic was a point of much discussion at last week's meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges...
...Velazco, who is pursuing a master's degree in architecture at the University of Cincinnati, is among thousands of students seeking jobs through cooperative education programs across the country this spring. As the job market tightens for even the most seasoned of professionals, students are finding doors slammed in their faces, and universities -- especially those like Cincinnati for which co-op programs are central -- are scrambling to deliver on the promise of programs that seek to blend real-world work experience with time in the classroom...
Tuition just about always moves in the same direction: up. So wouldn't it be great if students could lock in tuition at their college and know they will pay the same amount for four years? It seems like a no-brainer, especially now. But some colleges have tried the strategy only to find it hard to convince families that it's a good idea... (paid subscription required)