News - April 2009

  1. UW System stepping up efforts to manage textbook costs for students

    April 29, 2009

    MADISON, Wis. – Encouraging professors to name textbooks early will give students more time to find the best deals. That is one of several guidelines the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will consider next week, as part of an ongoing effort to manage rising textbook costs. Universities across the country are grappling with […]

  2. UW-Stevens Point chancellor to step down in May

    April 23, 2009

    STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Chancellor Linda Hunt Bunnell, the 13th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, announced today that she will step down from her leadership post on May 31 to return to her consulting firm based in Denver. She has led the university since June 2004. “We can all be proud of our […]

  3. UW-Parkside chancellor finalists named

    April 20, 2009

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced five finalists for the position of chancellor at University of Wisconsin-Parkside. A 19-member search and screen committee, chaired by UW-Parkside Professor Greg Mayer, recommended the finalists to Reilly and a special committee of the UW System Board of Regents.  Regent Mike Falbo, […]