Category: Higher Education/System

The University of Wisconsin System is about to do some wholesale, strategic belt-tightening, according to its president.

More students from affluent families are going into debt to pay for college, reflecting a significant shift in the profile of student loan borrowers, the Pew Research Center reports.

Some private colleges in Iowa worry they could end up having to shut down because of an aggressive effort by the University of Iowa to enroll more students from within the state.

CLEVELAND ? Depending on whom you ask, Jerome Baker, a senior at Benedictine High School here, is either the highest- or the second-highest-rated football prospect in Ohio from the class of 2015. He is a four-star linebacker, appraised from 36th to 72nd nationally.

Last month?s sexual assault charge against a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student might be the most recent publicized incident of sexual assault on the campus, but sexual violence has long been an issue of focus for campus officials.

University of Miami President Donna Shalala sat down with NBC 6?s Jackie Nespral for an exclusive interview, looking back on her time at UM and discussing what the future holds.

Four finalists have been chosen for the open job of chancellor of the University of Wisconsin?s two-year colleges and UW-Extension, a job that for the last two occupants led to running the University of Wisconsin System.

The University of Chicago announced a significant new program Wednesday to recruit more low-income students and to help them while on campus. The university said it would replace loans for needy students with grants and eliminate the application fee for lower-income students, among other measures.

Fall semester enrollment in the UW System was similar to 2013?s numbers.

Figures released by the University of Wisconsin System show fall enrollment numbers holding steady compared to last year.

Technical colleges throughout the state will share $20 million in new federal funding, money that will help train nearly 2,500 health-care workers in three years. The new grant was announced Monday by U.S. vice president Joe Biden?s office.

University of Michigan students marched to the president?s home Tuesday to demand the firing of the athletic director amid a growing controversy over the university?s response — or the lack of an immediate response — to a player?s concussion.

For its next chancellor, UW-Oshkosh has picked a Georgia administrator known as an effective fundraiser and, prior to that, an award-winning chemistry professor.Andrew Leavitt, 50, will take over the top job at Oshkosh, the third-largest university in the University of Wisconsin System, in November.

A fundraising executive from the University of North Georgia with a background in chemistry has been named the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Facing what many regard as an epidemic of campus sexual assault, some colleges have cracked down on binge drinking, others have reined in fraternities, while still others are training incoming students not to be passive bystanders when they see signs of trouble.

On the heels of the White House?s new campaign to crack down on campus sexual assault, fraternities, college sports teams, and other groups typically thought of as potential perpetrators are joining efforts to address the problem.

Students found guilty of sexual assault can rest assured there?s a good chance they won?t be kicked out of school. If they want someone to thank, they might send their praise to the Association for Student Conduct Administration for telling universities across the nation not to be “punitive” when handling campus rape.

Census data shows that enrollment at technical schools around the country declined for the second year in a row, and it appears that Wisconsin technical schools are part of the trend.

Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation on Sunday that explicitly requires colleges and universities that receive state funds to define consent in students? sexual encounters in terms of “yes means yes” rather than the traditional “no means no.”

The University of Wisconsin System will form a new task force to take on sexual assaults across all 13 four-year UW campuses.

University of Wisconsin Colleges and Lawrence University have signed a formal partnership agreement to make transferring easier for students.

The fastest-growing campus in the University of Wisconsin System has set another record for fall enrollment, thanks in large part to an initiative that capitalizes on its proximity to Iowa and Illinois.

Lawrence University, a private four-year institution in Appleton, will help students transfer from public two-year colleges to join its student body.

The fastest-growing campus in the University of Wisconsin System has set another record for fall enrollment, thanks in large part to an initiative that capitalizes on its proximity to Iowa and Illinois.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has fired a former police chief who was placed on administrative leave and demoted to police captain after he traded sexual Internet messages with a student.

In mid-June, two tornadoes hit UW-Platteville. In early September, a record number of students hit campus, which had been transformed from a place of ruin back to a functioning campus in just more than two months.

Noted: Of course, water expertise isn?t confined to Milwaukee, and relationships are forming to leverage know-how at UW-Madison, UW-Stevens Point and other Wisconsin schools and companies. The goal is setting Milwaukee and Wisconsin apart as a global center of water technology ? a competitive advantage in a world where water may become the new oil.

WASHINGTON — The White House launched a major public awareness campaign about campus sexual assault on Friday — the aim of which, President Obama said, is no less than to “fundamentally shift” how the country thinks about campus sexual assault.

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fraternity is under investigation into whether its members may have slipped “date rape” drugs into alcoholic drinks at a party last weekend.

Police are investigating a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fraternity where they say members may have slipped date-rape drugs into partygoers? drinks.

Men who stay silent when their buddies assault women are about to get an earful, thanks to a national public-service campaign that President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will announce on Friday.

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross took to C-SPAN Tuesday to highlight the importance of a college degree.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. ?Marquette University has a new president, and the campus plans to welcome him with a ceremony on Friday.

The University of Minnesota endowment was the top investor among its peers this past fiscal year, according to a report by Bloomberg News.

The University of Minnesota is the leader among public U.S. universities with the largest endowments that have reported returns for the year ended June 30.

Twelve men and nine women, whose work is as diverse as studying the racial elements in perceptions of crime and translating contemporary Arab poetry, have been named the 2014 fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowships, based on achievement and potential, come with a stipend of $625,000 over five years and are among the most prestigious prizes for artists, scholars and professionals.

After Ferguson cops greeted unarmed protesters with tear gas and combat vehicles, there was public gnashing of teeth over whether police departments really need military gear, acquired from the Pentagon through the federal 1033 transfer program. Some national politicians, notably Republican Senator Rand Paul, criticized the militarization of law enforcement.

A member of the Walworth County Drug Unit, which arrested Butler, declined comment on whether the unit still uses students as informants. But UW-Whitewater Police Chief Matt Kiederlen says his department has used about 20 students as confidential informants during the past two years.

The University of Illinois?s Board of Trustees voted, 8 to 1, on Thursday to deny a professorship to Steven G. Salaita, a harsh critic of Israel, at a meeting in which some board members and guest speakers voiced fears that the institution was abandoning academic freedom and others called Mr. Salaita a potential threat to students.

There should be zero tolerance for cases of domestic violence such as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice?s attack on his fiancée and an alleged rape at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Gov. Scott Walker said.