Chancellor Biddy Martin hosted the first of three campus forums about the proposed Badger Partnership yesterday. Two forums remain — one at noon on Tuesday, October 19 in the Plenary Room in Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue and the other…
Author: Michelle Felber
77th Assembly District Candidate Forum
PROFS will host a public forum of candidates in race for the 77th Assembly District on Wednesday, October 20 at 7 pm. The event will be held in the Wisconsin Idea Room, located on the first floor of the Education…
Alumni for Wisconsin Advocacy Event
UW-Madison alumni have long been advocates for the university, and each year the Wisconsin Alumni Association hosts a fall meeting to provide alumni and friends with a legislative update. This year’s meeting will be held on Saturday, October 16, and…
A Downside to Restructuring?
According to Inside Higher Education, public universities in Virginia are learning that sometimes you don’t always get what you want — or what you thought you had. Over the past five years, a handful of public universities including the University…
Flexibility Main Topic of Forum
More than 60 faculty, staff and students attended yesterday’s forum on the funding of public higher education. PROFS was pleased to welcome Chancellor Biddy Martin, Regent President Chuck Pruitt, and business leader Kathi Seifert and encouraged them to share their…
Reschovsky: State Budget Deficit to Top $3.1 Billion
UW-Madison economist Andrew Reschovsky has found that Wisconsin likely faces a larger biennial budget deficit than the oft-quoted $2.7 billion. While the state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau determined the state would need about $2.5 billion to balance the 2011-13 budget, Reschovsky…
Cap Times Campus Connection
Chancellor Biddy Martin’s proposed Badger Partnership is gaining wider attention. Todd Finkelmeyer writes about tomorrow’s Funding Higher Education forum and how it relates to possible new funding models for the university in today’s Capital Times online. The forum, which is…
Funding Higher Education Forum
How states, Wisconsin in particular, fund their institutions of higher learning will be the topic of a public forum next week. Chancellor Biddy Martin will be joined by Regent President Charles Pruitt and business leader Kathi Seifert. Pruitt, a member…
Fall Primary Election Next Week
Wisconsin’s fall primary election will be held Tuesday, September 14. There are several elections of local interest, including the Democratic contest in the 77th Assembly District. PROFS hosted a forum of candidates last month, giving faculty the opportunity to learn…
UW (University of Washington) Faces Funding Crisis
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported earlier this week that the other UW — the University of Washington — faces similar financial problems to UW-Madison. The university has already endured a 33-percent budget reduction from the state, with more cuts…