Earlier this week, UW-Madison released the blueprint for targeted salary increases to faculty and staff in an effort to improve the widening salary gap between the university and its peers. The Critical Compensation Fund, which is not an across-the-board pay…
Author: Michelle Felber
Candidates Set for Fall Legislative Elections
The filing deadline for state legislative offices was June 1, and the Government Accountability Board has certified its list of candidates. The fall primary will be held Tuesday, August 14 — the date was moved up one month as part…
Regents Approve Tuition Hike, Name New President
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met for two days in Milwaukee this week, tackling a proposed tuition increase and naming a new board president. Webcasts of the meetings are available here. On Thursday, The regents considered a…
Board of Regents to Meet June 7 & 8
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will meet at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday and Friday, June 7 and 8. The Regents are scheduled to discuss and approve UW System’s 2012-13 operating budget and tuition increase request. UW System is asking…
Tom Still: Nobody’s Talking Higher Education During Recall Election
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, noted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Governor Scott Walker and Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett have said little about higher education during the current recall campaign. Still writes that funding for UW…
Legislative Task Force on UW Restructuring to Meet Wednesday
The Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities will have its final scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 6. The meeting will be held from 9 am to 2:30 pm in Room 412 East of the State Capitol. After…
Final Gubernatorial Debate Tonight
Governor Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will meet for their final debate tonight before the recall election next Tuesday, June 5. The debate, hosted by Marquette Law School and cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, begins at 9 pm. It will be…
Gubernatorial Candidates Silent on Higher Education
Todd Finkelmeyer of The Capital Times has a great article about how little higher education has been discussed in the current gubernatorial recall campaigns. Finkelmeyer spoke to several UW-Madison faculty members including PROFS President Bill Tracy. Tracy argues that regardless…
Gubernatorial Debate Tonight
Governor Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will face each other in a televised debate tonight, Friday, May 25. The debate will air at 8 pm on public television and radio stations throughout Wisconsin. A link to livestream audio…
Romney’s Speech on Education
Former Massachussetts Governor Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, outlined his position on federal student aid in a speech to the Latino Coalition in Washington, D.C. yesterday. While most of Romney’s remarks focused on K-12 education and his…