Daily Archive: August 20, 2008

Reilly, Lyall tout UW as national leader in accountability

Reilly, Lyall tout UW as national leader in accountability

In 1993, the University of Wisconsin System became the first statewide system of higher education to publish an annual accountability report, focused on consistent measures of access, degree completion, professional preparation, and stewardship of...

Cap Times editor: UW bashing comes home to roost

Cap Times editor: UW bashing comes home to roost

The editor emeritus of the online Capital Times blames Rep. Steve Nass and others for making UW-Madison research star Jon Foley feel unwelcome, as Foley took his grants to Minnesota. Fierce postings, on both...

Remembering Boyd ‘Bish’ Coleman

Remembering Boyd ‘Bish’ Coleman

He was a full-time lecturer in Managerial Systems from 1973 to 1981. Before that he was a one-time merchandise buyer who left H.C. Prange to found what was described as the region’s first discount-store...

Latest NSSE sighting: some engaging results

Latest NSSE sighting: some engaging results

Students at UW-Green Bay have participated in the National Survey of Student Engagement several times since 2001. We recently received the results from the most recent administration, completed in Spring 2008. Several of the...