News

  1. 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 […]

  2. 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. […]

  3. 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 […]

  4. 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, […]

  5. UW hosts national colloquium on teaching and learning for student success

    March 27, 2006

    MADISON- Scholars from across the University of Wisconsin System will join fellow teachers from throughout the country as part of a national effort to improve how university faculty can help college students reach academic success. “Evidence, Impact and Momentum,” the 2006 Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Colloquium, will be held […]

  6. 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 […]

  7. 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 […]

  8. Regents: Taxpayer Protection Amendment not in Wisconsin’s best interest

    Board opposes policy that would likely mean increased tuition, fewer students

    March 23, 2006

    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 students, and tuition would have to significantly increase,” said […]

  9. Taxpayer’s Protection Amendment could mean higher tuition, fewer students, Regents learn

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

    March 10, 2006

    MADISON – A proposed constitutional amendment that would limit state spending could force the University of Wisconsin System to drastically increase tuition or severely reduce the number of students it admits each year, the Board of Regents learned on Friday (March 10). Known as the Taxpayer’s Protection Amendment, or TPA, the bill is intended to […]

  10. University of Wisconsin System “achieves excellence” on many measures

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

    March 9, 2006

    MADISON- The University of Wisconsin System has increased access for Wisconsin high school students, while improving graduation rates for UW students, according to the 2005-06 accountability report, presented the report to the Board of Regents on Thursday during its regular March meeting in Madison. Similar to the way corporations report to their stockholders, the annual […]