Chancellor Biddy Martin recently met with Neil Heinen, Editorial Director at WISC-TV and Madison Magazine, to discuss the Badger Partnership. The extensive interview outlines the proposal to ask the state for greater flexibility with regard to four key areas —…
Author: Michelle Felber
Cuts to the UW System Budget?
Potential budget reductions are a hot topic on campus, and many expect Governor-elect Scott Walker to cut the University of Wisconsin System budget. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel fact-checking arm, PolitiFact Wisconsin, has found that while Walker used an ominous tone…
Flexibility for the University in the News
UW-Madison and the Badger Partnership continue to play a prominent role in the media. On Friday, Chancellor Martin received public support for increased flexibility from one of her predecessors, former UW-Madison chancellor Donna Shalala. Shalala, president of University of Miami,…
Changes in the Legislature
While the entire country experienced the overwhelming mood for change after last Tuesday’s elections, Wisconsin was the only state in the nation to turn over the governor’s office, a United States Senate seat, and both houses of the Legislature. The…
Election Season Winds Down
Election Day is just one week away, and regardless of the outcome, the new governor and legislature will face unprecedented challenges. The state faces a $3.1 billion structural deficit, and another federal stimulus package is unlikely. How the new governor…
Badger Partnership Forums
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…
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…