According to the Morningstar annual public pension report, The State of State Pension Plans 2013, Wisconsin is home to the strongest public pension in the country. Wisconsin’s plan is 99.9 percent fully-funded, while the national average stands at just 73…
Author: Michelle Felber
PROFS Legislative Efforts
Like all advocacy organizations in the state, PROFS is required to register its lobbying efforts with the Government Accountability Board. This session, PROFS has registered a position on four bills: AB 185/SB 163 – Legislative Redistricting These bills would shift the…
University Committee on Shared Governance
The University Committee sent an email message (below) to UW-Madison faculty this afternoon addressing concerns about the future of shared governance on University of Wisconsin System campuses. The subject was raised last week at a UW System Board of Regents…
PROFS President Bill Tracy: Shared Governance Leads to Better Decisions
The University of Wisconsin System Regents met with key legislative leaders yesterday to find common ground after a contentious budget process last spring. The conference featured several panel discussions and opportunities for dialog. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Burlington) alarmed faculty…
Legislative Update
PROFS, a non-profit membership organization representing UW-Madison faculty, monitors legislation and lobbies the governor, members of the legislature, and members of Congress. We are proud of our past achievements. During the 2011-13 biennial budget process, PROFS led the successful fight…
Regents Look for Common Ground
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will use the first day of its regularly-scheduled September meeting to reach out to legislators and state officials. The special conference will be held at noon on Thursday, September 5 in Gordon…
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges Meeting Today
The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges is meeting today to consider two appointments and vote on three bills. The hearing is in Room 300 Southeast in the State Capitol. The committee is set to approve Governor Scott…
Babcock Named to UW System President Search Committee
PROFS Steering Committee member Sue Babcock was named to the University of Wisconsin System President search and screen committee last week. Babcock, a materials science and engineering professor, will serve on the 18-member committee chaired by Regent Vice President Regina…
Chancellor Rebecca Blank Discusses Plans for UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank met with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board last Thursday to discuss her plans for campus. Video from an interview with opinions editor David Haynes is here. Blank discussed a range of topics including…
Baldwin Visits UW; Will Introduce Bill to Help Next Generation of Science Researchers
Senator Tammy Baldwin visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus yesterday, meeting with researchers from the School of Medicine and Public Health. Baldwin announced she plans to introduce her second piece of legislation, the Next Generation Research Act (below), when the…