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PROFS to Host Conversation with Congressman Mark Pocan
PROFS will host a brown bag conversation with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Madison) at 11:30 am on Tuesday, November 26. The event will be held in the Wisconsin Idea Room on the first floor of the Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall.…
Committee to Hold Informational Hearing on Flex Option Degree Today
The Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges will hold an informational hearing on the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option at 2 pm today. The hearing will be held in Room 411 South in the State Capitol and is open…
Changes to WRS Proposed
State Representative Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), right, has introduced two bills that would change Wisconsin Retirement System benefits: Assembly Bill 470 would increase the minimum retirement age by two years. If passed, it would apply to workers 40 and younger. Assembly…
Alumni Advocacy Event November 9
Alumni for Wisconsin, an advocacy branch of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, will host its annual meeting at noon on Saturday, November 9 in Varsity Hall, Union South. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Letters and Science Dean Karl Scholz will discuss the…
Legislators Announce Student Loan Plan
Three legislators announced they will introduce legislation that would refinance student loan debt. Wisconsin currently ranks sixteenth nationally for average student loan debt ($26,238) and tenth nationally for percent of graduates with student loan debt (67%). UW-Madison average student loan…