Last week, Governor Jim Doyle appointed Eau Claire attorney Edward Manydeeds to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Manydeeds received a Bachelor of Arts from UW–Superior and a law degree from UW–Madison. After confirmation by the Wisconsin State…
Author: Michelle Felber
ASM’s Affordable Textbook Campaign
Associated Students of Madison (ASM) is working to reduce textbook costs for students, helping making higher education more affordable. As we all know, and as Jonah Zinn from ASM underscored at the February Faculty Senate meeting, textbook costs have risen…
Funding Higher Education Forum Tuesday
Don’t miss the campus forum on the funding of public higher education at 4 pm on Tuesday, February 23 at Memorial Union (check TITU). University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly, Professor Andrew Reshovsky, and Noel Radomski will discuss how…
Efforts to Improve Graduation Rates at Other Universities
Wisconsin is not the only state looking to dramatically increase the number of graduates in coming years (see this post). This recent article from the New York Times highlights the efforts in other states.
José Vásquez Appointment Confirmed
Regent Jose F. Vásquez’s reappointment to the UW System Board of Regents was confirmed by the Wisconsin State Senate on January 21. Vásquez, who hails from Wauwatosa, was originally appointed by Governor Jim Doyle in February, 2008 to complete a…