News

  1. Diversity essential to a successful UW Growth Agenda for Wisconsin

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents May Meeting Day One News Summary

    May 4, 2006

    Regents review status of diversity goals in the UW System; honor academic staff members MADISON—The University of Wisconsin System must be aggressive and creative in integrating its goals to improve diversity into the university’s mission if it is to serve all citizens of the state and to improve the long-term future of Wisconsin. The UW […]

  2. Regents honor two with 2006 Academic Staff Excellence Awards

    April 24, 2006

    MADISON – A land use specialist and a senior student services coordinator from within the University of Wisconsin System have been named the winners of the 2006 Regents Academic Staff Award for Excellence. The recipients of this year’s awards are Lynn Markham, a land use specialist with UW-Stevens Point’s Center for Land Use Education, and […]

  3. Media Advisory for the May Board of Regents Meeting

    April 24, 2006

    TO:                 Editors, News Directors FROM:           Doug Bradley, (608) 262-5061, dbradley@uwsa.edu RE:                 May Board of Regents Meeting The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on Thursday and Friday, May 4-5, in Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison campus. At the opening session of the Regents meeting on Friday, May […]

  4. Statement on Appointments to the Board of Regents

    Kevin P. Reilly, President University of Wisconsin System

    April 18, 2006

    “I am pleased today to welcome three new members, and one familiar face, to the Board of Regents, following their appointments by Governor Doyle. “I look forward to joining UW chancellors, faculty and staff in working with Jeffrey Bartell, Mary Cuene, Thomas Shields, and Brent Smith as the University of Wisconsin serves students and the […]

  5. Statement on Dismissal of UW Faculty member

    David G. Walsh, President, Board of Regents University of Wisconsin System

    April 7, 2006

    “Today, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System voted unanimously to dismiss Professor Lewis Keith Cohen from his tenured faculty position in the UW-Madison Department of Comparative Literature, effective immediately. “Professor Cohen’s egregious conduct and its effect upon the university and the community require that this action be taken. We will not […]

  6. Community members attest to value of UW-Green Bay

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents April Meeting Day Two News Summary

    April 7, 2006

    GREEN BAY—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay makes unique and crucial contributions to Northeastern Wisconsin, and should grow to continue to meet the changing needs of the region’s workforce and economy, community leaders and alumni testified Friday. “The Wisconsin Idea is alive, and well, and ever-more important to Northeastern Wisconsin,” said UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard. […]

  7. State commits $500,000 to help UW, WTCS students complete college degrees

    April 6, 2006

    GREEN BAY- Wisconsin students seeking to complete bachelor’s degrees will soon have more options through the state’s public higher education systems. Seven innovative programs have been selected to receive a combined $500,000 in state funding following recommendations of the Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion (COBE), a joint committee of the University of Wisconsin System and the […]

  8. UW-Green Bay ‘Growth Agenda’ expands opportunities for Northeastern Wisconsin

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents April Meeting Day One News Summary

    April 6, 2006

    GREEN BAY – University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard today unveiled “Northeastern Wisconsin’s Growth Agenda,” a plan that would enable UW-Green Bay to meet the demands and needs of a rapidly growing and changing region. The proposal, announced during the April meeting of the UW System Board of Regents’ Business, Finance and Audit Committee, […]

  9. Regents: Taxpayer Protection Amendment not in public’s best interest

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Special Meeting News Summary

    March 23, 2006

    Board opposes policy that would likely mean increased tuition, fewer students MADISON—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents took a stand Thursday against a proposed constitutional amendment that would hurt student access and affordability by limiting state and local revenue. “We believe the so-called Taxpayer Protection Amendment would force the UW to admit fewer […]

  10. Regents: Taxpayer Protection Amendment not in public’s best interest

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Special Meeting News Summary

    March 23, 2006

    Board opposes policy that would likely mean increased tuition, fewer students MADISON—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents took a stand Thursday against a proposed constitutional amendment that would hurt student access and affordability by limiting state and local revenue. “We believe the so-called Taxpayer Protection Amendment would force the UW to admit fewer […]