The entire university community is encouraged to participate in an open forum and discussion about public higher education and the New Badger Partnership. An Open Discussion about the New Badger Partnership, will be held from 9-11 am on Saturday, March…
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First Look at the State Budget
Governor Scott Walker presented his 2011-13 biennial budget to a joint session of the legislature earlier today, and it offered few surprises. As expected, the proposal includes huge cuts to two of Wisconsin’s largest expenditures — K-12 education and aid…
Regent and Legislative Update
Board of Regents The Board of Regents gathered today in a special meeting to discuss the possible separation of UW-Madison from UW System. The Regents learned earlier this month that Governor Scott Walker intends to transform UW-Madison into a public…
New Badger Partnership Documents Released
In advance of Friday’s Board of Regents meeting, the Chancellor’s office has released two documents related to the possible separation of UW-Madison from UW System. One document summarizes how UW-Madison would become public authority as part of Governor Scott Walker’s…
Law School Forum on Governor’s Budget Repair Bill
The Law School is sponsoring a forum to discuss Special Session Senate Bill 11, Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. The forum will be held tomorrow (Wednesday, February 23) from 6 to 8 pm in Room 2260 of the Law…
Legislative Update
Budget Repair Bill The budget repair bill remains stalled in the Senate due to the absence of the 14 Democratic senators. The Senate is meeting today, but can only consider items without a financial implication. The Assembly is also in…
Tuesday: March on the Capitol
To the University of Wisconsin community: The crisis in our state capitol and on our campus has steadily deepened in recent days. The consequences of the proposed budget repair bill have come into clearer focus, including the loss of bargaining…
A colleague’s perspective: Some thoughts on the current state of affairs in Wisconsin
The text below came in yesterday, unsolicited, from a young colleague on the faculty of our great University. Like many people, this person is thinking hard about what faculty can and should do under the present circumstances. We are publishing…
“Faculty, alumni group divide on splitting UW” — not exactly
Note: We have been informed that this letter will run in the Friday, February 25 newspaper To the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: We read with concern your article yesterday “Faculty, alumni group divide on splitting UW”. That headline…
PROFS Response to The New York Times
Judith Burstyn, Chair of the PROFS Board of Directors, and Joe Salmons, President of the PROFS Steering Committee sent the following letter to The New York Times: Thank you for your excellent and continuing coverage of the Wisconsin state budget…