State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Nancy Zimpher will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon on Tuesday, September 25 in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall. Zimpher became chancellor of the nation’s largest…
Category: The national context
Michael Bernard-Donals: University of Virginia’s Experience Resonates Here
English and Jewish Studies professor Michael Bernard-Donals offers his perspective on the University of Virginia crisis in the Sunday, June 8 Wisconsin State Journal. Bernard-Donals, a member of the University Committee, the PROFS Board of Directors, and the PROFS Steering…
Campus Connection: Lessons for UW-Madison
Todd Finkelmeyer has an excellent piece about the University of Virginia crisis in this week’s Capital Times. Finkelmeyer notes that while the Virginia crisis failed to attract much local attention, several UW-Madison faculty followed the situation with interest and concern:…
Turmoil at UVA
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors voted unanimously this afternoon to reinstate its president, Teresa Sullivan, who was forced to resign earlier this month. The reaction to the forced resignation was strong and swift in Virginia and around the…
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…
The Importance of Competitive Compensation
At its core, a great university is successful because of people. Educators who inspire and challenge their students. Researchers doing cutting-edge projects that attract outside funding and drive our state’s economy. Academics committed to improving the lives of the people…
The Great Cost Shift
Demos, a non-partisan research and policy organization, has published The Great Cost Shift, a report that shows how state disinvestment in higher education has undermined the stability of the middle class. The study found that cuts to public higher education…
PROFS Lobbies in Washington, DC
Professor Bill Tracy, president of PROFS, and Jack O’Meara, legislative representative for PROFS, recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to lobby on behalf of UW-Madison faculty. They met with representatives from Wisconsin’s entire congressional delegation and had meetings with Senator Herb…
EPS Spring Conference: The Public Interest and the Future of Public Higher Education in the 21st Century
The Department of Educational Policy Studies (EPS) is hosting several public discussions about public higher education as part of its spring conference on March 29 and 30. All events are free and open to the public. University of Georgia Professor…
Gary Rhoades to Speak on Public Higher Education
Keeping the cost of higher education has become a national conversation, and University of Arizona professor Gary Rhoades will add his voice to the discussion this week. Rhoades, former general secretary of the American Association of University Professors, will deliver…