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Wisconsin Republicans Withhold Pay Raise for State University Workers

Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature withheld pay raises for state university system employees on Tuesday in an effort to...
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Success Program Launch: Prehealth Students Work Alongside Service Dogs

Students studying health sciences at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse can work alongside a trained service dog, learning to better serve patients with disabilities.

University Leaders Issue Joint Statement Supporting Israel

A group of college university leaders, representing private religious universities and major public college systems, on Tuesday released a joint...
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Report: Effective Teacher Training Improves Student Outcomes

Research from the Association of College and University Educators found professors who received training on effective teaching practices for in-person or online instruction improved learners’ academic performance.

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Universities of Wisconsin to Close a Branch Campus and Move 2 Online

This is the latest shift as the state system faces ongoing enrollment declines at most of its 13 community colleges.

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Opinion

Stop the Statement Wars

The culture of presidents issuing statements on public events harms higher ed’s reputation and constitutes educational malpractice, Michael Hemesath writes.

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Graduate Applications Up, but Enrollment Falls

Enrollment fell by 4.7 percent in 2022, with particularly steep drops for doctoral programs at top research universities—a possible sign that higher ed’s enrollment crisis is reaching the graduate level.

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Cal Poly Pomona Provost Abruptly Terminated

With little explanation, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, sacked Jennifer Brown after 18 months as provost. Now she’s appealing the decision.