A larger, more racially diverse pool of public high school students in the 2006 graduating class took Advanced Placement courses compared with the class of 2000, and more passed a standardized exam in at least one subject, a report says. Nearly 15% of 2006 public high school graduates earned a passing grade on an AP exam, compared with 14% in 2005 and 10% in the class of 2000, the report says.
Have you ever considered donating your body to science? I’m not talking about specific organs for transplant. Many of us have signed our intent to do this on the back of our driver’s license and this is an extremely valuable gift.
Gov. Jim Doyle today promised to increase funding for financial aid for college students and boost shared revenues for counties and other local governments as part of his next state budget.
State Rep. Steve Nass maintains that the UW System’s proposed freshman admissions policy would violate a state statute that says no tests “based upon race, religion, national origin of U.S. citizens or sex shall be allowed in the admission of students” to the University of Wisconsin.
Campus administrators and students regularly lament the lack of racial and ethnic diversity at UW-Madison. They typically complain about the oppressiveness of the ââ?¬Å?sea of white facesââ?¬Â they see on Bascom Hill.
What kind of minority student representation would be required so everyone could agree that race/ethnic diversity has been achieved? Nobody has answered that question satisfactorily nor is it clear if much serious thought has been given to the question.
Dangerously cold temperatures of minus 35ââ?¬â?with the wind chill factor includedââ?¬â?were enough to force the closing of most Wisconsin high schools and colleges yesterday, but they were not cold enough to close UW-Madison.
Regent President David Walsh spilled the beans about diversity and the proposed ââ?¬Å?holisticââ?¬Â approach to admissions policy at last weekââ?¬â?¢s Regent hearing. He did so by characterizing the new Freshman Admissions Policy as a ââ?¬Å?race-consciousââ?¬Â policy.
Despite subfreezing temperatures and bitter winds across campus Monday, the University of Wisconsin decided to take no administrative action in canceling classes.
Threatening legal or legislative intervention, Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, is calling on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to cut the consideration of race from its revised admissions policy.
Touting his issue-oriented analytical style, the third and final University of Wisconsin dean of students candidate met with students in the Red Gym Monday.
The rivalry between two, auction-style websites run by UW-Madison students is getting as intense as Pepsi versus Coke.
Microsoft versus Apple.
The financial stakes at the student-run sites appear high. The measures to get ahead, drastic.
The sites are competing for the same customers-students-to buy and sell books and tickets to athletic events.
MADISON, Wis. — UW students are sending a cold letter of concern to the chancellor after classes were not cancelled on a day when wind chills dipped below -35.
“I had to skip my first class,” said UW freshman. “It was far too cold. I didnââ?¬â?¢t want to get up and go out in -18.”
Bitter cold coupled with wicked wind chills caused even the most diligent students to have doubts about going to class.
Wind chills in the -20s hit southern Wisconsin this weekend, causing the National Weather Service to issue a wind chill advisory that is effective through today. Similar temperatures are expected to continue through the beginning of the week.
The University of Wisconsin-Stout suspended a campus fraternity last week ââ?¬â? with no chance of appeal for four years ââ?¬â? after city police cited more than 100 underage drinkers at a Feb. 1 party.
It’s stated right there in the undergraduate catalog: “Admission to UW-Madison does not necessarily guarantee admission to the major of a student’s choice.”
That didn’t ease the shock last year when Gillian Vig received notice that she had been denied admission into UW-Madison’s School of Nursing.
What is reciprocity?
It’s an agreement under which students who cross the Minnesota-Wisconsin border to attend college pay basically what it would cost to go to a comparable school in their home state. The states settle any costs at the end of the year. Despite some bumps, it has worked well for 40 years.
The University of Minnesota may be losing the most money in the tuition pact between Wisconsin and Minnesota, but that doesn’t mean the U has the most to lose in the newest battle over the pact’s future. Thousands of undergraduates in the region’s smaller public schools depend on the deal that keeps college affordable for interstate students.
Although the Associated Students of Madison continued its ongoing battle against UW System policy Wednesday night by officially approving the budgets of all General Student Services Fund organizations, UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will most likely strike off-campus rents from the budget.
More women are making their ââ?¬Å?wheyââ?¬Â into the Wisconsin cheese industry, according to Jeanne Carpenter, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Within the last three years, half a dozen women have pursued their cheesemaker�s license, compared to only 38 within the past 60 years.
UW-Madison Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam voiced her plan to reach out to every student on campus and to cater to varying student opinions as the next dean of students at a forum in the Red Gym Thursday night.
After fundraising and gathering support since the late 1990s, Chazen Museum supporters received their first glimpse Thursday night of a 62,000-square foot expansion project.
Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam said Thursday the current recruitment and retention rates of minority students at the University of Wisconsin is a ââ?¬Å?crisis.ââ?¬Â
In his budget proposal for the 2008 fiscal year, President Bush plans to call for raising the maximum Pell Grant by nearly 14 percent, or $550, next year, the biggest one-year jump in the award for low-income students in more than three decades, the secretary of education, Margaret Spellings, announced on Thursday afternoon.
The plan also calls for an increase of 33 percent, or $1,350, over the next five years, bringing the maximum award to $5,400.
“This is real money that will help more low-income students achieve the dream of a college education,” Ms. Spellings said in a wide-ranging speech on higher education, delivered at North Carolina State University.
A cornerstone of the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â?¢s diversity efforts since 1999, the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence ââ?¬â? also known as PEOPLE ââ?¬â? has long been known for helping attract a diverse group of students to the university.
A group of Blackhawk Middle School eighth graders got the opportunity Wednesday to speak one-on-one with Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton about subjects touched on during Gov. Jim Doyle�s State of the State address Tuesday.
Already achieving an international reputation for extensive and groundbreaking scientific research, the University of Wisconsin decided to take further strides last year by approving a multi-million dollar project to build a new research facility on University Avenue.
For the United Council of University of Wisconsin Students, Gov. Jim Doyleââ?¬â?¢s annual State of the State Address Tuesday showed promise for the UW System ââ?¬â? but no guarantees.
City officials held a “Halloween 2006 debriefing” for about 20 downtown Business Improvement District members and other observers Wednesday afternoon at the Madison Central Library.
“As a rule we can be pretty proud of what we accomplished,” Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said of the two-day party that drew at least 34,000 revelers to downtown Madison. No major disturbances broke out, and unlike past Halloweens police didn’t have to resort to pepper spray, said the mayor.
Depending on which way you cross the Minnesota-Wisconsin border to attend a state college, you could stand to gain or lose anywhere from $1000 to $3000 in yearly tuition payments, thanks to a widening tuition gap between the states.
In March, the UW System Board of Regents will consider a proposal by the UW-Madison School of Business to raise tuition $500 per semester for business majors and $150 for business certificate students. This plan would align the business school with most of the Big Tenââ?¬â?only Minnesota doesnââ?¬â?¢t have differential tuition for B-school majorsââ?¬â?as well as UW-Milwaukee, which for years has charged business students a premium.
Live from the State Capitol Tuesday night, Gov. Jim Doyle flexed his muscles and articulated lofty plans in his annual State of the State address. As the keystone of his education platform, Doyle reaffirmed his commitment to the Wisconsin Covenant.
Madison is the third healthiest city in America for men, according to a recent study by Men�s Health magazine.
George Twigg, the mayor�s spokesperson, said the article comes as no surprise because the city offers numerous ways to stay in shape. He pointed to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s website, which lists his top priorities: healthy environment, healthy neighborhoods, healthy economy and healthy citizenry.
With interest at an all-time high and its future looking bright, University of Wisconsin football has never been a hotter ticket.
John Jentz, UW associate athletic director for finance, figures fans would probably pay $50 per game, maybe more. He just doesn’t think they ought to pay that kind of money.
However, the athletic department is planning a $4 per-game hike in football season tickets for the 2007 season, a request outlined Tuesday during a presentation to the UW Athletic Board Finance Committee.
A top-ranking United Nations official was named this year�s University of Wisconsin Distinguished International Visitor Tuesday and will arrive in Madison Jan. 19.
Yes, college tuition is increasing faster than inflation. And yes, the College Board recently reported that college graduates on average enter the real world with student loan debts of more than $19,000. But when USA TODAY asked a group of young adults whether their college years were worth it, 68% said yes; 44% said the value exceeded the cost.
Orientation & First-Year Programs is spearheading the creation of a “welcome week” for fall 2008 and is currently laying out the details.
Though specifics are uncertain, a welcome week could mean first-year students will move onto campus five days before the first day of classes to allow time to adjust, unpack, buy books and map their way around campus.
Race was the dominant issue at a system-wide video conference held by the UW Board of Regents Monday night. The public weighed in on a proposed freshmen admissions policy that would alter policies at other UW campuses.
As the University of Wisconsin system held a statewide forum by teleconference on Monday night on a plan to have each of its campuses consider race in admissions, it was clear that residents of the state were divided on the proposed move.
The proposal to consider applicants’ race and ethnicity is just one element of a broad overhaul of the system’s admissions policies that the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents plans to vote on next week. Yet it was almost the sole focus of discussion among those who gathered at five sites around the state for the forum.
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As the University of Wisconsin system held a statewide forum by teleconference on Monday night on a plan to have each of its campuses consider race in admissions, it was clear that residents of the state were divided on the proposed move.
The proposal to consider applicants’ race and ethnicity is just one element of a broad overhaul of the system’s admissions policies that the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents plans to vote on next week. Yet it was almost the sole focus of discussion among those who gathered at five sites around the state for the forum.
The university system’s president, Kevin P. Reilly, described the proposed overhaul of the system’s admissions policies as necessary to update a systemwide policy that was adopted in 1972 and since then has been revised on a piecemeal basis.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin System leaders tried to sell changes to their freshman admissions policy to the public Monday, saying race and other factors must be considered to ensure a diverse student body.
UW System President Kevin Reilly said academic factors including test scores, the quality of high school classes and grade-point average would remain the most important. But he said the policy would allow admissions officers to look beyond those factors to ensure diversity in race, income and talent among the system�s 160,000 students.
The Board of Regents are in the process of updating the decades old policy. Mitch Weber was at the state-wide teleconference where diversity was a re-occurring theme. Not just diverse in the way we think of race and race based admissions, but other factors.
One mother spoke out about how the system seems to already be working because her son, who is African-American was not accepted even with a stellar GPA. Riley also stressed all UW campuses are doing considering other factors besides grades and race. (Video.)
MADISON, Wis. — A public hearing on proposed new standards for admission into the University of Wisconsin is getting plenty of feedback.
Race and admissions has long been a controversial topic in the UW system. On Monday the Board of Regents heard from the public at five Wisconsin university sites via satellite, reported WISC-TV.
The debate was over how much non-academic background should play in selecting freshman students, and whether the revised policy will help build a more diverse campus.
UW senior Jennifer Knox said sheââ?¬â?¢s a living example of a ââ?¬Å?racially consciousââ?¬Â admissions policy, and sheââ?¬â?¢s proved she belongs there.
(UNDATED) Five University of Wisconsin campuses will host a forum today (1/29) on the UW System�s proposed enrollment policy. The plan emphasizes an applicant�s academic performance, but also looks at factors including a student�s race and extracurricular activities.
UW System Spokesman David Giroux says the policy is similar to those already in place at most UW campuses, as well as at leading colleges nationwide. He says the campuses have come to the same conclusion that no person is a number and that to ascertain whether or not someone will succeed at the University, itââ?¬â?¢s important to look at every bit of information available. He says to understand what a student will bring to the University and how they will enrich the learning environment, officials have to look at the whole person, and ââ?¬Å?go beyond the numbers.ââ?¬Â
WASHINGTON – The overnight bus ride from Madison to the nation’s capital didn’t faze the 162 Wisconsin students and activists traveling to Saturday’s “March on Washington” peace rally on the National Mall.
“They climbed out like they had just gotten out of the shower. They were so refreshed, so excited,” said Ben Ratliffe, a University of Wisconsin graduate and intern at the Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice, which is part of a nationwide coalition formed in 2002 in opposition to the Iraq war.
The three busloads of Wisconsin students joined with groups of grandmothers for peace, veterans for peace and even nerds for peace in an anti-war demonstration under a sunny sky in front of the nation’s Capitol.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students can be penalized for misbehavior on campus, but a new committee will determine if there could be consequences for their behavior off campus as well.
The University of Wisconsin System has organized a committee to look into Chapters 17 and 18, which provide penalties for breaking rules on campus.
The UW System could receive extra money if the state Legislature supports a plan Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to introduce at his 2007 State of the State address.
The governor said he would ask for an additional $225 million for the University of Wisconsin College System, in an interview with The Associated Press.
The sky screamed blue on an unseasonably warm January day as thousands upon thousands gathered within blocks of our nation�s capital were just moments away from screaming for immediate peace in Iraq.
At first glance, the University of Wisconsin is thriving just as much as any other public university in the country. Enrollment is soaring: The number of new students has been steadily increasing since 2001, with each crop of freshmen possessing better academic records than the class before.
Luoluo Hong is the dean of students at Arizona State University at the West Campus. Before that, she was dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has a Ph.D. in educational leadership and research from Louisiana State University.
Susan Heegaard, executive director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, sent a letter to the Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board last week calling for a change in the Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement.
The University of Wisconsin named a new director for a college preparatory program aimed at underrepresented student populations Friday.
A Waunakee woman may receive a new trial more than 10 years after being convicted of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of an infant.
Race might be a factor in being admitted to U-W schools, but will a proposal at the State Capitol increase diversity? Will it sift out smart students? That’s the topic, after seven, for Joy Cardin and her guests on this week’s State Capitol Report. (Archived audio.)
Dozens of University of Wisconsin students joined in the anti-war voice in a march Saturday in Washington, D.C. as part of the Campus Anti-War Network.
Gov. Jim Doyle said he plans to aid the University of Wisconsin System by including a $225 million investment in state universities and colleges in his forthcoming biennial budget, according to an exclusive interview with the Associated Press.
Madison police are sending this blunt message to residents and students in response to a growing rate of residential robberies downtown. What police identify as one of the biggest problems plaguing the city is directly affecting student livelihood and safety.
Two other state schools joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison in this year�s national affordability rankings published by Kiplinger�s Personal Finance.
Business students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recently proved their mettle when they scored in the top 5 percent in the 2006 Masters in Business Education field exam.
The University of Wisconsin welcomed a new face to Madison Wednesday as it prepares to name a permanent dean of students.
MADISON, Wis. — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students who are both Iraq War veterans are preparing for a rally in Washington, D.C., to protest the war.
Ben Ratliffe and Todd Dennis will help lead a bus tour of more than 140 people from Madison to Washington, D.C., on Friday where they will join the Act Now to End the War protest.
