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The University of Wisconsin-Madison, which saw some of the fiercest Vietnam War protests in the nation, is shedding its long-standing antimilitary image by hiring a military historian and teaching a new course for military officers. The university also has improved services for veterans after hiring an assistant dean with a military background last year...
In both quantity and quality, Paul Peercy wants to improve the workforce coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering...As industries and societies around the world face mind-boggling challenges involving such matters as infrastructure, medicine, information technology and energy, engineers are the workers trained to apply scientific knowledge to practical solutions, says Peercy, UW's engineering dean...
Governor Jim Doyle announced that the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has been selected as the recipient of new funding to expand pre-college awareness programs on its campus. UW-Eau Claire's program, Blugold Beginnings, will replicate the UW-Green Bay's successful Phuture Phoenix program to encourage young at-risk students to pursue higher education. "We are working very hard to ensure that every kid in Wisconsin knows that if he or she works hard, there will be a place for him or her at one of our great technical colleges or universities," Governor Doyle said...Campuses from Wisconsin's public, private, and technical college and university systems competed for a $100,000 grant to help students learn about and prepare for a postsecondary education...
After 25-years of service to UW-River Falls and higher education, Connie Foster is approaching the finish line, but isn’t expected to slow down when she passes it. During her tenure Foster has served the university, its staff, faculty and students as a professor, administrator and chancellor. The University and the community will honor Foster Monday, June 29, from 2-4 p.m...
"Public Enemies" director Michael Mann was born and raised in Chicago. But he came of age while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1961 to 1965. "I wanted to attend a great liberal arts school, but I wasn't uninfluenced by the physical beauty of the place," said Mann in a recent interview...
A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduate now living and working in Tehran is breaking through the government-imposed silence in Iran. The communication crackdown has followed the violence and political unrest in the wake of Iran's contentious June 12 presidential elections. The silence, insiders claim, is an imposed one -- the Internet is slower, e-mail and Facebook pages are rumored to be under the eye of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government. Paranoia abounds that Web traffic and phone calls are being monitored. "Joe," who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, said blogging, posting videos of protests and beatings, taking part in and recruiting for protests are all considered illegal to Ahmadinejad -- whose claim to victory over challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi is hotly disputed...
Janet Hyde, a UW-Madison psychology professor, took it as a personal challenge when, in 2005, former Harvard University president Larry Summers suggested innate differences between men and women are the reason there are fewer women scientists and engineers. Hyde, 60, recently published a paper with UW-Madison oncologist Janet Mertz that shows that a lingering gap in math abilities between gifted girls and boys is not genetic but due to cultural influences...
Clive N. Svendsen, joint leader of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center at the University of Wisconsin, has been named director of the new Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, effective Dec. 1. Currently a professor of neurology and anatomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and consulting professor at Stanford University, Svendsen’s research focuses on both modeling and treating neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and Parkinson's disease using a combination of stem cells and powerful growth factors...
About 60 students spent a week this month acting, thinking and working like scientists as part of an annual camp in the Wisconsin Heights School District. But in many ways it was the students -- and how they were learning -- that was under the microscope. The science camp, now in its third year, focused on teaching science using an inquiry-based approach -- a technique that goes beyond hands-on science experiments...An added element to the camp is the Mazomanie Outreach Outpost, recently established in an unused science lab at Mazomanie Elementary School. The outpost will provide an off-campus site that will connect UW-Madison personnel and resources to K-12 teachers, students and community members in southwestern Wisconsin.....
...Administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie) use a high-quality, durable, cushioned carpet in its residence hall rooms and hallways. Scott Griesbach, director of university housing there, says they prefer this route for several reasons, starting with the fact it is homier for students. Carpet also does a better job of absorbing noise on that floor as well as the one above. "Before we had carpet, the time our housekeeping staff spent stripping the floors and waxing them was much more labor- and chemical-intensive," Griesbach added...
City officials want to know how much residents value Cravath and Tripp lakes and to what extent they support efforts to improve the lakes. Questionnaires mailed this week will gauge lake usage, potential uses, the community's perception of the lakes and support for lake improvement efforts, said Matt Amundson, city parks and recreation director...Mark Eiswerth, associate professor of environmental economics at UW-Whitewater, wrote the questionnaire...
Some Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans returning to college this fall will get a better deal on tuition under the new GI Bill - not only does the program cover the cost of public institutions, but 31 private institutions in Wisconsin have signed up to help make tuition affordable and in some cases, free. How much veterans can get and how many students are eligible for the benefit varies by school...In Wisconsin, students can get up to $663 per credit - based on the tuition for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's nursing program, the highest priced state program. That's much higher than the maximum in most states...
Recently, the state Assembly voted on the state's 2009-11 two-year budget. I voted against this budget — not because it's a "Democrat budget" vs. a "Republican budget," but because it's a bad budget for working and middle-class folks here in the Fox Cities and around the state...The work permit fee is also doubling if you have a teenager looking for his or her first summer job, and when they're ready for college, University of Wisconsin tuition will be up 5 percent...(Author: Rep. Dean Kaufert, Neenah, 55th Assembly District)..
... The blooming biotech industry in Wisconsin, home to more than 400 biotech companies employing 34,000 people, is among the nation's largest. On the UW campus alone, the $841 million plowed into sponsored academic research and development ranks the UW third nationally behind Johns Hopkins and the University of California-San Francisco, in research and development clout, according to a study from Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council...
Recent Racine County high school graduates seem to have picked colleges based on academic program offerings and lower tuition costs, which led many to choose in-state schools like those in the University of Wisconsin System...
The 68 state lawmakers - 67 Democrats and one independent - whose Friday votes put the next state budget on Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's desk said it was the best they could do, given the worst fiscal crisis in Wisconsin history. They said the budget protects public safety, education and health care and invests in job creation. But to do it, they voted to raise taxes; cut state services and aid to local governments; and lay off state workers. And they had to endure the taunts of out-of-power Republicans, who warned them their votes will be unpopular with voters back home. All 58 Republicans and three Democrats voted against the budget; three other Republicans were absent...
Students looking for college scholarships are going to have a harder time this year as providers, hammered by falling investment returns and declining philanthropic support, cut back...
...Following a year marked by plunging prices on investment holdings, an unprecedented squeeze on credit, and a notable pullback on giving, the condition of colleges' balance sheets on June 30 will offer the first concrete assessment of how the economic crisis has affected higher education. For some institutions, it may also start the clock on a process of taking stock that could result in a new wave of layoffs... (paid subscription required)
In today's college classroom, it seems that more students have laptops than don't. In many lecture halls, professors see several of their students typing away all class long. But some professors have to wonder: how many of them are taking notes, and how many of them are checking Facebook. To help professors keep students concentrated on class work, several colleges have offered guidelines and suggestions for curbing misuse of computers in class and setting "netiquette" standards, like turning off the computer's volume before class begins. Other college guides give tips on ways professors can use technology better in their class, as long as they comply with copyright laws. The University of Wisconsin suggests professors implement a "no laptop time" when "laptop users must close their lids." An online guide also says professors may want to create a policy in the event a student breaks the established laptop rules... (paid subscription required)
Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful. Starting this week, anyone with a federal student loan can apply for a program, run by the Department of Education, that caps monthly payments based on income, and forgives remaining balances after 25 years. Those choosing to work in public service could have their loans forgiven after just 10 years...
Fights, suicides, sexual assaults, drug overdoses, and fires. Those are just some of the crises for which colleges prepare. But what matters most when campus officials must respond to such an incident? Experience, says John Buck, associate dean of students at Webster University, in Missouri. At the annual conference of the Association of College & University Housing Officers -- International here on Sunday, Mr. Buck presented findings from his research on how campus housing administrators make decisions during crises... (paid subscription required)
Students in Arizona may have a cheaper option to get a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University if a proposal to create a "no frills" program is approved by the state, the university's chief financial officer told an audience at the National Association of College and University Business Officers' meeting here today. Morgan R. Olsen, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Arizona State, spoke at a session about "the new reality" for colleges in the wake of the financial crisis, and what kind of changes might occur because of tighter resources...Under the "no frills" model, students would attend focused classes at a different location than the university’s current campuses. The programs offered would be in high-demand areas such as business and education, and the teacher-student ratio would be higher, Mr. Olsen said...
Online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a new meta-analysis released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education. The study found that students who took all or part of their instruction online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through face-to-face instruction. Further, those who took "blended" courses -- those that combine elements of online learning and face-to-face instruction -- appeared to do best of all. That finding could be significant as many colleges report that blended instruction is among the fastest-growing types of enrollment...
Brigham Young University, a Mormon Church institution where students agree to live a chaste and virtuous life, has lifted its almost three-year policy of blocking access to YouTube. Administrators lifted the ban on Friday, citing an increasing amount of educational material on the popular video-sharing site, a university spokeswoman, Carri Jenkins, said...