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…
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Regents to Meet Thursday and Friday
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet in Madison on Thursday and Friday, July 11 and 12. Livestream coverage of the two-day meeting is available here. The regents will discuss the 2013-15 biennial budget and approve UW System’s…
PROFS Opposes Bill That Limits Scientific Research on Campus
PROFS has officially registered against Assembly Bill 224. The bill, introduced by Representative Andre Jacque (R-Bellevue), would make it illegal to provide or use for experimentation fetal body parts. The proposal is similar to one opposed by PROFS last session, but…
PROFS to Participate in Forum on Impact of State Budget
Jack O’Meara, PROFS legislative representative, will participate in a campus forum on the impact of the state budget on UW System and UW-Madison. The WISCAPE forum will be held from 1:00 to 4:30 pm, Tuesday, July 16, in the Wisconsin…
Walker to Veto Center for Investigative Journalism Provision; Says Regents Should Set Policy for Partnerships
Governor Scott Walker told several news outlets that he plans to veto a provision that would have removed the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from UW-Madison and forbidden faculty from working with the organization. PROFS lobbied extremely hard over the…
PROFS Asks Governor Walker to Veto Center for Investigative Journalism Provision
PROFS formally requested (see below) that Governor Scott Walker veto a budget provision that would force the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism off campus and forbid faculty from working with the center, a serious breach of academic freedom. The governor…
Senate Passes Budget; No Change for Center for Investigative Journalism
The Senate passed AB 40, the 2013-15 biennial budget proposal, just after midnight Friday. The vote on the bill was as expected — Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) joined all 15 Democrats to vote against the bill, which passed 17-16.…
Assembly Passes Technical Amendment to Budget; No Change for Center for Investigative Journalism
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 59-36 to approve a technical amendment to AB 40, the 2013-15 biennial budget proposal. The amendment did not change a Joint Finance Committee provision that would force the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism off campus. UW-Madison…
University Committee Statement on the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The University Committee, UW-Madison’s faculty governance executive committee, and the Academic Staff Executive Committee released a joint statement on academic freedom and legislative action affecting the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism today: Higher education is at its best when faculty…
Joint Finance Committee Votes to Reduce Number of Hours Faculty Can Work as Rehired Annuitants
The Joint Finance Committee voted today to modify a previously-approved proposal that limits how much a rehired annuitant can work post-retirement. The committee approved a measure that would limit the number of hours faculty and academic staff can work as…