Kelly Meyerhofer
Higher Education Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Higher education reporter @journalsentinel | Alum: @WiStateJournal, @islandpacket, @MarquetteU | Send tips/questions to [email protected] or 414-223-5168
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Kelly Meyerhofer
A bill passed by the U.S. House would cut eligibility for Pell Grants, limit graduate-student borrowing and impose new taxes on colleges. More than 70,000 students in Wisconsin receive Pell Grants. Students would no longer be eligible for the Pell Grant if they taker fewer than six credit hours per semester. The change would shut out students who can only afford to take a class or two at a time.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Kelly Meyerhofer
Wisconsin was one of the last states to legalize the concealed carry of firearms in 2011. Guns aren't allowed on college campuses, save for a few exceptions. A decade ago, shortly after a gunman killed nine people at an Oregon community college, debate surged around whether concealed-carry weapons should be allowed on UW campuses.
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2 weeks ago |
greenbaypressgazette.com | Kelly Meyerhofer
The May 19 shootings that killed two University of Wisconsin-Platteville students put campus gun policies back in the spotlight about a decade after lawmakers considered a bill loosening restrictions. Wilgus Hall assistant resident director Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, was pronounced dead at UW Hospital, with a preliminary autopsy showing she died from a gunshot wound, the university said. Hallie Helms, also 22, of Baraboo, lived in Wilgus Hall and died a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the dorm.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Kelly Meyerhofer |Sophie Carson |Madeline Heim |David Clarey
PLATTEVILLE — Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville students died in a residence hall incident that a school email describes as a "targeted and isolated" incident on May 19. The university identified the students as Kelsie Martin, 22, of Beloit, and Hallie Helms, 22, of Baraboo. Helms graduated with an elementary education degree just two days before the shooting, according to a graduation program. Martin was listed as a psychology graduate in the same program.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Kelly Meyerhofer |David Clarey
UW-Platteville said preliminary investigative details on the deaths of students Kelsie Martin and Hallie Helms will be released later May 20. Reaction across campus was mixed. Some were preoccupied with the cancellation of final exams. Others focused on moving out and moving on. Barricades remained in place outside a door of Wilgus Hall, the residence building that has been subject of authorities' investigation.
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