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Study abroad offers more than just a cultural experience
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Study abroad offers more than just a cultural experience

By Matt Payne | Oct. 18, 2010

As students here at UW-Madison, we recognize and appreciate the value of an education. Some of us may plan to use our degree to start a career, others to continue our studies. Yet what we gain from our experience at UW isn't just measured in midterms and homework. One of the best opportunities we have as students — one that will add countless value to our education — is the opportunity to study abroad.

UW's focus on diversity goes in wrong direction
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UW's focus on diversity goes in wrong direction

By Andy Van Sistine and Lydia Statz | Oct. 17, 2010

Over the past decade, UW-Madison has focused much of its time and resources on recruiting minority students to campus. Their sometimes misguided efforts, the UW photoshopped pamphlet being a classic example, are undoubtedly well-intentioned, but they often ignore a more serious issue facing our campus: a persistent and substantial achievement gap between minority students and the rest of the student population.

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