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UW System Awarded Record Number Of Degrees

A record number of students earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin System during the last school year.

A report released on Monday shows the UW System awarded 32,433 degrees in 2007-2008, up 400 from the previous year and an all-time high. More than 24,000 of them were bachelor’s degrees, which was also a record.

UW System senior vice president Rebecca Martin said that the graduates will provide skilled labor to help Wisconsin businesses succeed