Three special elections will be held in the state today, Tuesday, November 19. Voters in the 21st and 69th Assembly Districts will choose new representatives, while voters in the 82nd Assembly District may cast votes in a Republican primary. A…
Author: Michelle Felber
New Look for Website
Welcome to our new look. Our content remains the same, but we hope you find our new site easier to read. We welcome your feedback. PROFS is also on Facebook (facebook.com/PROFSUWMadison) and Twitter (@PROFSUWMadison). Click on an icon on the…
PROFS to Host Conversation with Congressman Mark Pocan
PROFS will host a brown bag conversation with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Madison) at 11:30 am on Tuesday, November 26. The event will be held in the Wisconsin Idea Room on the first floor of the Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall.…
Committee to Hold Informational Hearing on Flex Option Degree Today
The Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges will hold an informational hearing on the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option at 2 pm today. The hearing will be held in Room 411 South in the State Capitol and is open…
Changes to WRS Proposed
State Representative Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg), right, has introduced two bills that would change Wisconsin Retirement System benefits: Assembly Bill 470 would increase the minimum retirement age by two years. If passed, it would apply to workers 40 and younger. Assembly…
Alumni Advocacy Event November 9
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…
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…