As Inside Higher Ed reported last month, 'it's a boom time for higher education organizing.'

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The future of some UW campuses are at risk without major changes, new financial reports show jsonline.com/story/news/edu… via ⁦Kelly Meyerhofer⁩

UW campuses will offer six weeks of paid parental leave starting July 1.

I talked to female academics about what that will mean for women in the workforce.

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Mandatory eclipse photo

Nearly three-fourths of faculty who participated voted no confidence in UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt.

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Congratulations to Danielle D. DuClos for being named a finalist for an Education Writers Association investigative reporting award!

Read her investigation into a botched teacher sex abuse case in Green Bay School District here:

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Biden to announce new student loan forgiveness program during Madison visit Monday, reports say jsonline.com/story/news/edu… via ⁦Kelly Meyerhofer⁩

Chat with the Journal Sentinel's Public Investigators at @cactusclubmke on April 13 and enjoy free food. We’ve helped folks cancel carwash memberships, fight off evictions & parking tickets. Now we want to hear from you
No story is too big or too small! 🔦
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New chancellor salaries approved b/c of 4% increase all UW employees got last yr.

Another 2% bump will take effect at end of June.
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UW campuses will be test-optional for another two years through 2027.
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There's only a handful of reporters covering higher education in Wisconsin so whenever someone new joins, it's always exciting. Give Becky a follow!

Communities losing their local UW branch campus can get up to $2M for redevelopment under a bill Governor Tony Evers signed into law.

Richland Center, Washington County, Fond du Lac & Marinette have first dibs. Total pot of state $ available is $20M.
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First time I've gotten 'shitshow' in a story.

Using nearly 1,500 pages of emails & texts, I pieced together the week late last year when UW's budget deal came together, fell apart & then pieced back together again. Here's a look back at that crazy week.
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UW proposes 3.75% in-state tuition increase for 2024-25.

Students, what do you think about this plan? My DMs are open.
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I was a college freshman the last time Marquette made it this far in the tournament. Very excited for my alma mater! 💛💙

Latest from me:

Over a 21-month period, County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson spent more than $26,000 on expenses, including on a Milwaukee Athletic Club membership, rollerblades, hotels, trips across the US, clothing, booster seat, tinsel & more jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

At 21 weeks, 5 days pregnant, Megan Kling, a Wisconsin mom of two, learned the fetus was nonviable. She joins untold others like Kate Cox who leave their home states for health care. At 23 weeks, she gave birth to her son in Minnesota. He lived for an hour
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New UW-La Crosse chancellor named. James Beeby takes over for Joe Gow, who was fired late last year after his production of porn videos was discovered.
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Featured in this Kenny Jacoby story is a UW-Stevens Point swimmer who a Minnesota juvenile court jury found had sexually abused his cousin on several occasions over 3 yrs, beginning when he was 14 & she was 11.
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