News

August 17, 2006

Board of Regents urges state to reinvest in public university in 2007-09 MADISON—The University of Wisconsin System would use reinvestment from the state to graduate more students, attract more college graduates to Wisconsin and help grow knowledge-economy jobs for Wisconsin under the 2007-09 biennial budget request approved Thursday by the Board of Regents. “This is […]

June 9, 2006

MILWAUKEE-The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earned praise from the UW System Board of Regents on Friday (June 9) for a serious-minded growth agenda for the campus that will mark the campus and the city of Milwaukee as crucial elements in Wisconsin’s future development. “UW-Milwaukee is looking forward to an exciting and vibrant research agenda that is […]

June 8, 2006

MILWAUKEE – With the backing of four corporate and community leaders, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago on Thursday made the case for additional state resources to the UW System Board of Regents. The chancellor’s presentation, “Delivering Access and Economic Growth through Research,” focused on three key points: UWM is essential to the economic […]

May 5, 2006

Thank you, Regent Walsh. Let mention a few Good News items from around the system. First up, 238 students representing every UW campus are at UW-Stout this morning for the 7th annual UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. The students are sharing their research and artistic expressions with state citizens as part […]

May 5, 2006

MADISON—The state would provide financial aid and support to students from low-income backgrounds to attend a University of Wisconsin System campus under a proposed program supported Friday by the Board of Regents and Gov. Jim Doyle. Doyle said the program, known as the “Wisconsin Covenant,” would ask eighth-graders to agree to finish high school, earn […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]