Instead of lugging around hundreds of dollars in books in strained backpacks, 20 students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have little more than a pound to keep with them this fall for one class. They are part of the university's $10,000 pilot program introducing online retailer Amazon.com's electronic reader gadget, the Kindle...

UW-Milwaukee’s former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Helen Mamarchev, was under investigation for making inflammatory statements when she was abruptly fired by Chancellor Santiago in June, according to records recently obtained under Wisconsin’s public records law...

The Faculty Senate and Academic Staff Assembly celebrated Monday Gov. Jim Doyle’s signing into law the state budget bill that authorized domestic partner health insurance with faculty, students and Madison residents Monday...

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago gave his plenary address, entitled “Still Standing but Not Standing Still,” on campus last Thursday in the union’s Wisconsin Room...Santiago noted that in light of all the negative financial news for UWM, the university has succeeded in sustaining itself during a time when many other public universities are facing near bankruptcy...

Two former University of Wisconsin basketball recruits were formally charged Monday with burglary for allegedly walking into unlocked dormitory rooms and taking electronic equipment...

By sacrificing some parking spaces, UW-Eau Claire might be able to save an oak tree that is important to Indians and the school's history, said Hickory Tate, a sophomore majoring in American Indian studies...

Rich Egley, dean of students at UW-Platteville, will undergo surgery Tuesday, Sept. 22 to remove blockage to his right carotid artery. If the surgery is successful, he will likely return to campus within a week...

Water technology companies in Wisconsin are likely to benefit from China’s growing demand for fresh water, Gov. Jim Doyle said Monday as he prepared to wrap up a four-city trade mission in the Asian nation...Kevin Reilly, president of the University of Wisconsin System, accompanied Doyle on the trip and has held several meetings with Chinese education leaders...

President Obama criticized the largest U.S. banks Monday for trying to thwart legislation that would overhaul federal student loan programs...

Colleges are woefully out of sync with students and their families in understanding what's important to them and how to communicate with them. That's the key message from a study of collegebound high-school seniors that I recently conducted. The good news is that colleges can do something about it before it's too late...

...Beginning in February, new regulations from the Federal Reserve Board will require lenders to disclose more information about private student loans, including interest rates and estimated monthly payments. The new rules, which were put in place last week, stem from last year's legislation to renew the Higher Education Act...