University of Wisconsin-Extension officials are mulling consolidating services across counties to absorb a budget hit.
The two-year state budget Gov. Scott Walker signed in July cut $250 million from the UW System. Extension’s share of that cut is $7 million over the biennium.
The bills include plans to lift the cap on tax-deductible student loan interest, boost grants for students and create internship coordinators. The Assembly’s universities committee passed the package on party-line votes, with all five Democrats on the panel voting against each measure.
The Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety unanimously approved the proposal from Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, which has support from university officials, victim advocates and state and local law enforcement.
A state appeals court says a man didn’t have a constitutional right to view pornography on a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire library computer.
AMHERST, Mass. — Lord Jeffery Amherst, the colonial-era military commander who gave this town its name, will no longer represent the prestigious liberal arts college here.
U. S. colleges raised $40.3 billion in 2015, an increase of 7.6 percent over the previous year, a new study has found. This is the third consecutive year charitable fund-raising by institutions of higher education have grown.
After two years of healthy growth, colleges’ endowment investment return rates fell in 2015. While they didn’t come close to the declines of some years in the past decade, the average rate is the lowest reported since 2012.
New Berlin Eisenhower High School school senior Nicole Dorshorst has a plan to tackle college costs next year.
Michelle Loke is one of the lucky ones.With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the 23-year-old must pay off debt accumulated to keep up with historic increases in the cost of higher education.
Victims of sexual assault in Wisconsin wouldn’t get in trouble for underage drinking under a bill introduced by Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, backed by the University of Wisconsin and Attorney General Brad Schimel.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) joined a group of prominent Democrats last week to introduce federal bills that would make the first two years of community and technical college free for students, allow borrowers to refinance their student loans and ensure the Pell grant program for low-income college students will rise at the rate of inflation … In the Wisconsin Legislature on Monday, two Democrats introduced a bill that would go further in providing free education.
Wisconsin legislators are proposing a bill that would ensure sexual assault victims and others who report such crimes can’t be cited or disciplined for underage drinking.
The United Council of University of Wisconsin Students fired back at a state senator Monday, saying the efforts to improve the climate on campus for students of color are important for all students … State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, vice-chairman of the University and Technical Colleges Committee, last week criticized UW System President Ray Cross for acknowledging that UW campuses had work still to do to improve the experience of students, faculty and staff of color.
Democratic state legislators are proposing a new college grant program that would cover the cost of tuition, books and housing at state schools for any resident who signs a pledge to work in Wisconsin for three years after graduation.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross plans to issue a statement addressing the system’s diversity shortcomings.
Students, alumni and faculty from UW-Parkside, UW-Madison and UW-Fond du Lac met with Cross on Thursday. They asked Cross to acknowledge a lack of progress on diversity, create diversity training and re-commit to Plan 2008, which laid out diversity goals calling for enrolling more students of color and boosting their graduation rates.
Students, alumni and faculty from three campuses met for two hours this week with University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross to discuss what can be done to improve campus climate and support for black students and other underrepresented students.
UW System President Ray Cross met for two hours on Thursday with representatives from the United Council of University of Wisconsin Students — the same group that held a protest during a meeting of the UW Board of Regents last month … On Friday, state Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, sent out a press release blasting Cross for “wasting time appeasing the political correctness crowd.”
Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans in the Legislature want to expand programs like the one at MATC by providing $450,000 in state funding for emergency grants at technical colleges and the University of Wisconsin System’s two-year campuses. If the bill passes, experts say, it could make Wisconsin the first state in the country to fund such programs.
On Thursday afternoon, a group of student activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison finally got what they’ve been asking for since December: A meeting with Univ. of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross and other top administrators to discuss their concerns about the well-being and inclusion of minority students throughout the system.
Wisconsin’s higher education leaders told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that they support Gov. Scott Walker’s plans to reduce higher education costs.
University of Wisconsin-Superior officials have been exploring ideas brought forward from the campus community to boost the university’s enrollment as it works to tackle a budget shortfall.
Republican legislators want to pass the six bills that make up Governor Walker’s college affordability package, but new budget projections could put it in jeopardy.
The average student loan borrower in Wisconsin pays off about $3,300 dollars in debt each year, but can only deduct up to $2,500 of the interest on those loans from their state income taxes.
Jobs could be on the chopping block as the UW Extension undergoes major restructuring this year.
The 2015 state budget included $3.6 million in cuts for the Extension this year, according to a press release. Restructuring will include merging some county locations into regional outlets, as well as reducing the number of specialist and support positions.
After crossed signals scuttled efforts to talk last month, students advocating for a more inclusive racial environment on University of Wisconsin campuses sat down Thursday with UW System president Ray Cross. They emerged with a promise to meet, at least partially, the first in a list of student demands.
Members of the state Assembly’s higher education committee sparred Thursday over the best way to help students manage the cost of going to college, with Republicans putting forward a package of bills that include new financial aid funding and a tax break for some student loan borrowers, and Democrats arguing for a plan to let graduates refinance their debt.
A new study from the HOPE Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison argues that policy makers need to test the impact of the state’s premier college financial aid program before deciding how to distribute funds going forward.
UW System president Ray Cross, who testified in support of the entire package, said the bills are “a good start” and will “undoubtedly be of benefit” both to current UW students and graduates living throughout the state.
College affordability is getting lots of lip service at the state and federal level — though it’s not clear that such talk will translate into action, given partisan divisions on the issue.
More details are coming out about the 3-year degree plan Governor Scott Walker mentioned during his State of the State speech.
Noted: “We are also excited to work with the University of Wisconsin System to explore providing a three-year degree that would start in our high schools and continue on many of our UW campuses. This would help reduce costs and move people into the workforce sooner,” said Gov. Walker.
Along with that plan, the Governor called for expanding the UW Flex Degree option to a number of students that would be equal to a new UW campus.
All of that follows last week’s unveiling of a college affordability package, which he urged legislators to pass with bipartisan support.
Noted: Explore a three-year degree program that would start in state high schools and continue at University of Wisconsin System campuses.
The future of affirmative action on college campuses across the country is in the balance as the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a case challenging race admission policies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking new student representatives to join the governing boards of the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Technical College systems.
Noted: Gener8tor, which recently partnered with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to train more University of Wisconsin-Madison entrepreneurs, runs start-up training classes in Madison and Milwaukee. It made 17 investments in 2015, according to Pitchbook.
Time to get together the transcripts, the test scores and put the final touches on those personal essays. It’s college application season, again.
Gov. Scott Walker is seeking new student representatives to join the governing boards of the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Technical College systems.
More University of Wisconsin System students graduate with debt than the national average, and they owe more money that the average U.S. college graduate, according to data to be presented Friday to the UW Tuition-Setting Policy Task Force.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside student Britney Woods was invited by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin to attend President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday.
President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address Tuesday. Each Senator may bring a guest to the annual event, and this year Senator Tammy Baldwin is bringing Racine native and UW-Parkside junior Britney Woods. Senator Baldwin met Britney at a round table on college affordability this past fall and invited her in order to draw attention to the issue.
Noted: The bill applies to the state’s civil service, which includes nearly all state workers except in the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin National Guard. It would replace the state’s use of hiring exams with a resume-based job application system, among other changes.
Borrowers paying back their student loans would get a bigger break on their taxes and more students at Wisconsin’s technical colleges could receive need-based aid under bills Gov. Scott Walker unveiled Monday that are aimed at making higher education in the state more affordable.
Gov. Scott Walker announced a legislative package on college affordability Monday that would eliminate the cap on student loan interest that borrowers can deduct from their state income tax, putting an average $165 extra in taxpayers’ pockets
The $1.5 trillion spending measure that just passed in Congress is particularly good news for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which will see its budget increase by $2 billion, or 6 percent, the largest increase in over a decade. In recent years, the agency, and the research universities across the country that receive significant funding from it, have struggled with funding cuts and a failure to keep up with inflation that has hindered their work.
Eau Claire college leaders praised Gov. Scott Walker’s series of legislative proposals announced Monday designed to make school more affordable, saying they are a step in the right direction.
Two Fox Valley area legislators have authored competing college debt bills — one with the help of Gov. Scott Walker.
Despite a power outage on campus Monday, Gov. Scott Walker outlined proposals he said would make college more affordable during a visit to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
MILWAUKEE — PBS NewsHour will produce the first Democratic presidential candidates’ debate following the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11th, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Gov. Scott Walker is endorsing a package of measures that he says will make college more affordable.
MAPLE BLUFF — With student loan debt in America standing at a record $1.2 trillion, Gov. Scott Walker and some Republican lawmakers say they’ll be rolling out some proposed legislation on Monday.
Noted: The Plankinton Arcade’s remaining upper floors, including apartments and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Continuing Education, are controlled by other owners, including the UW System and developer Ken Breunig.
Noted: But the Governor is still fighting the release of other records that shed light on the process his administration went through when it altered the Wisconsin Idea – a part of the UW System’s mission statement – as it put together the 2015-16 state budget early last year.
In the initial release of his budget plan, Gov. Walker changed the UW System’s mission to “meet the state’s workforce needs.” He also proposed striking language about public service and improving the human condition, and deleting the phrase: “Basic to every purpose of the system is the search for truth.”
Gov. Walker scrapped the changes after a strong public reaction against them, blaming it on a “drafting error.”
Days after two shooters killed 14 people and injured 22 others in San Bernardino, Calif., Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, stood in front of 10,000 students, faculty and staff and urged them to bring guns onto campus. In his back pocket, the president said onstage, he carried a small pistol.
James P. Henderson was named Monday as the system’s chief academic officer, overseeing academic programs, diversity planning and faculty and staff development, among other responsibilities, officials said.
Citing what it sees as systematic abandonment of the state’s largest city, faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday called for an immediate change to the way state funding is divided among Wisconsin’s two research universities.
The No. 2 administrator for the largest campus in the University of Louisiana System has been tapped to be the top academic officer for the University of Wisconsin System.
Governor Walker and UW System President Ray Cross weighed in on the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt announced last March.
Noted: It would be the state’s third medical school, joining UW School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison and the Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin, which is opening campuses in Central Wisconsin and Green Bay.
Pursuing her dream of a job as a digital animator in Hollywood, Nancy Wennan Zhang followed the lead of thousands of other ambitious Chinese students: she went to an American college.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Henderson will leave his position this month to become vice president for academic and student affairs for the University of Wisconsin System.
Kedra Ishop got results. A year after Dr. Ishop began her new job here as enrollment manager at the University of Michigan — responsible for shaping the makeup of incoming classes — the university increased the number of minority students in the 2015 freshman class by almost 20 percent, to the highest percentage since 2005.
