Alumni for Wisconsin, an advocacy branch of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, will host its annual meeting at noon on Saturday, November 9 in Varsity Hall, Union South. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Letters and Science Dean Karl Scholz will discuss the…
Author: Michelle Felber
Legislators Announce Student Loan Plan
Three legislators announced they will introduce legislation that would refinance student loan debt. Wisconsin currently ranks sixteenth nationally for average student loan debt ($26,238) and tenth nationally for percent of graduates with student loan debt (67%). UW-Madison average student loan…
Chancellor Blank Calls for Increased Faculty Pay
Chancellor Rebecca Blank appeared on WKOW’s Capitol City Sunday where she made the case for better faculty and staff salaries. Blank told reporter Greg Neumann that while faculty pay is higher than the pay of the average Wisconsin resident, she…
Legislative Update
The Wisconsin Assembly and Senate are both in session this week. A $100 million tax cut proposed by Governor Scott Walker is a top priority for action this week, with several other proposals under consideration. Walker announced his intention to…
The Capital Times: Federal Shutdown Threatens $36 million to UW-Madison
Pat Schneider writes in The Capital Times that the federal shutdown threatens $36 million federal funding to UW-Madison. Schneider spoke with PROFS lobbyist Jack O’Meara and references a letter from PROFS president Bill Tracy to the Wisconsin Congressional delegation in…
UW-Madison’s Fourth Year Progress Report
The University of Wisconsin-Madison adopted a strategic framework in 2009 stating “the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be a model public university in the 21st century, serving as a resource to the public, and working to enhance the quality of life…
PROFS to Congressional Delegation: Shutdown Causing Big Problems for UW-Madison
Earlier this week, PROFS sent a letter about the federal shutdown to the Wisconsin Congressional delegation. As PROFS president Bill Tracy noted in the letter, the shutdown has already had a negative effect on campus, with much more serious consequences…
Chancellor Blank: UW Needs to Play Role in State’s Entrepreneurship
Chancellor Becky Blank told the Wisconsin Innovation Network Tuesday that UW-Madison needs to play a role in entrepreneurship in the state and the university will “work in partnership with the local and state community of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to…
UW System Presidential Search Website
University of Wisconsin System launched its presidential search website yesterday. The site includes prospectus about the search process and position. A search and screen committee comprised of regents, former regents, faculty, staff, and students was named last month. PROFS Steering Committee…
Rate My Professors: UW-Madison Professors 5th Best in Nation
The website RateMyProfessors.com recently announced its ranking of top professors, and faculty at UW-Madison came in fifth on the list. The listing is based entirely on student reviews and is not scientific. Schools had to have at least 30 rated professors…