..."It is assumed by their second year they are off and running, but they really aren't," said Víctor Macías-González, associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Sophomores who don't get the attention they need will drop out, he said. This "sophomore slump" is more common among UW-L students that are the first in their family to go to college, minority students or students from low-income backgrounds, he said. That's why UW-L started an Eagle Mentoring Program this fall in the College of Liberal Studies, aimed at those second-year students...

New numbers released yesterday by University Health Services indicate the University of Wisconsin campus is still in the midst of an H1N1 outbreak, but do not suggest the need to enact advanced stages of the pandemic contingency plan the university has established...

Flu is spreading on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, with 74 percent more cases reported in the second week of classes than in the first week. University Health Services reported that 345 students with flu-like symptoms were evaluated in week two (Sept. 6-12) of the fall semester, compared to 198 in the first week (Sept. 1-5)...

The first cases of what is suspected to be the H1N1 flu have been reported at Wisconsin's northern-most campus this week. Four students have notified the University of Wisconsin-Superior Health Services office that they've got the flu...

University Health Services released statistics Tuesday revealing that UHS continues to see a steady number of UW-Madison students seeking care for influenza-like illnesses...

...Now, UW-Whitewater has Miller Stadium. Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium, to be exact, is the new name of the Warhawks’ baseball facility. Naming of the stadium after Miller, the Warhawks’ long-time head coach, was approved by the UW System Board of Regents during its September meeting at Whitewater...

...The traditional will meet the nontraditional during University of Wisconsin-Stout graduation ceremonies in December. Approximately 900 graduates from UW-Stout will don traditional regalia to receive their diplomas. This year for the first time, however, graduates will wear caps and gowns made from recycled plastic bottles...

UW-Madison students could not miss the gigantic hole that replaced Union South last spring, but few have any clue a new union has opened in its place...

Members of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and larger communities are getting a no-cost chance to learn the art of African dance and drumming this week, thanks to an on-campus workshop...This week's workshop is funded by a grant through the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity...

Fond du Lac's Marian University is apparently the victim of an organization of cyber criminals that has stolen millions of dollars from schools and businesses across the United States over the past month. According to the Washington Post's Security Fix blog, hackers were able to steal more than $189,000 through payroll transfers from the Catholic university...

Wausau-area residents next year will have one more way to earn a bachelor's degree without leaving the region. The presidents of Northcentral Technical and Rasmussen colleges signed an agreement Tuesday that will allow students to apply credits from NTC's criminal justice and business accounting programs toward bachelor's degrees in the same programs at Rasmussen College...

The University of California has proposed raising tuition by more than 30% next year as part of its plan to address rising costs and deep cuts in state funding. UC officials Thursday released a plan Thursday that calls for a 15% increase in undergraduate fees starting in the winter and spring 2010 terms, followed by another 15% hike next fall...

The short-term budget pressures that have buffeted the nation's college campuses have begun to abate, but the harshest effects of the economic downturn may still be seen, says a new report from Moody's Investors Service. The ratings agency updated its outlook for higher education Tuesday, indicating that cost-cutting has helped many colleges cope with fiscal challenges. The industry also benefited this fall from largely stable enrollment numbers, replenished liquid portions of endowments, and improved access to credit. But the short-term relief may not be enough, the report says, and serious financial risks will most likely carry into 2010...

U.S. Rep. Tom Petri's longtime crusade for student loan reform could cross a major hurdle this week when the House votes on legislation that would end federal subsidies for private lenders. The Democrat-controlled House is expected to pass a bill Thursday that would terminate the Federal Family Education Loan Program, in which private lenders provide loans backed by the government. In its place, the direct lending program, in which students get their loans straight from the government, would become the sole source of government funding for students needing help with college tuition...

Citing what it calls a "leadership deficit" in the nation's schools, Harvard University is introducing a doctoral education program aimed at attracting top talent to transform the U.S. education system by shaking up the status quo. The Doctor of Education Leadership, announced Tuesday, is the first new degree to be offered in 74 years by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and comes as American students continue to lag behind their peers worldwide...

There is widespread alignment among politicians, many policy experts, and foundations that support higher education that the United States must drastically increase the proportion of Americans who enroll in and complete college -- now a centerpiece of the Obama administration's agenda. Without significant intervention, a federal study released Tuesday suggests, that common goal will be way out of reach...

Writing in the Washington Post on Sunday, Zephyr Teachout argues online classes, which can be produced relatively cheaply, will someday soon completely change what "going to college" means...

The growth in international-student enrollments at U.S. graduate schools leveled off considerably in 2008, while enrollments of domestic graduate students spiked, according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools...