Becky Jacobs
Higher Education Reporter at The Cap Times
Higher ed reporter @CapTimes. Previously @PostCrescent, @sltrib/@report4america @PostTrib, @gfherald. From Rockford. Go Cubs! She/Her
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2 days ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson were driving to their daughter’s wedding in Indiana last week when their phones lit up with a tornado warning. They pulled off the road to take a break. “That's when we … checked our email and saw that we had got our official layoff notices,” Strainchamps said. On Friday, Wisconsin Public Radio announced it would end “To The Best Of Our Knowledge,” 35 years after Strainchamps and Paulson founded the national public radio show with Jim Fleming. Got a news tip?
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1 week ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs |Andrew Bahl
The leader of Wisconsin’s 13 public universities said without additional funding in the next state budget, he expects more branch campus closures, decreased affordability for students, layoffs and program cuts. “All of which will hit hardest at our most vulnerable UWs,” Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said on social media this week. State lawmakers are working this month to set Wisconsin’s next two-year budget.
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1 week ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
When Ava You applied to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she looked to see if she could major in Korean. “Honestly, I was a little disappointed considering they had a Chinese and a Japanese major already, but not Korean,” said You, an incoming sophomore at the flagship campus. That will soon change when UW-Madison introduces a bachelor's degree in Korean Language and Culture this fall.
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3 weeks ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
Most students will soon be required to pay more when applying to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Board of Regents, which oversees UW-Madison and the state’s 12 other public universities, approved a proposal Thursday without discussion to increase UW-Madison’s undergraduate application fee from $70 to $80 starting in August. UW-Madison expects the higher fee would generate over $600,000 each year.
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3 weeks ago |
captimes.com | Becky Jacobs
Charles Isbell Jr. will leave the University of Wisconsin-Madison after serving for less than two years as provost. Isbell was named Thursday as the new chancellor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will start July 16. “As I prepare to depart UW-Madison, I’m especially grateful for the incredible opportunity to work with Chancellor (Jennifer) Mnookin, our leadership team and my many talented colleagues,” Isbell said in a statement.
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