The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met at UW-Stout last week. Oversight of athletics and enrollment management were among the topics discussed at the two-day meeting. Athletic Oversight The regents are considering implementing new reporting processes that would…
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UW System Biennial Budget Request Released
The University of Wisconsin System submitted its 2013-15 biennial budget request to the state’s Department of Administration Monday. The request was a formality — the Board of Regents voted in support of the request at its August meeting. UW System President…
Grant Petty: The Value of Supporting Our Public Universities
Atmospheric Science Professor Grant Petty offered his view on public higher education in the August 31 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Petty is a member of the PROFS Steering Committee, the PROFS Board of Directors, and the University Committee. The entire column…
Legislative Update
A recap of PROFS’ recent activities: The Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities concluded its work in June and released its recommendations in August. The committee heard from Professor Brad Barham, chair of the University Committee, at…
Board of Regents Approve Budget Request
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met in Madison last week in a regularly scheduled two-day meeting. Audio and video from the meeting is available here. The Regents discussed UW System’s annual accountability reports and the 2013 biennial budget…
Two Views on UW Flexibility
Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel offers two editorials about granting UW System increased management flexibilities. First, the Journal Sentinel’s editorial board argues that UW campuses deserve more autonomy and should be given more control over their finances and building projects: The…
State Corrections Budget Surpasses UW System Budget
Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that for the first time the state’s corrections budget was larger than the state’s allocation to the University of Wisconsin System. In 2011, the state spent $2.25 billion on prisons and correctional facilities…
Regents Approve Tuition Hike, Name New President
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met for two days in Milwaukee this week, tackling a proposed tuition increase and naming a new board president. Webcasts of the meetings are available here. On Thursday, The regents considered a…
Board of Regents to Meet June 7 & 8
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will meet at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday and Friday, June 7 and 8. The Regents are scheduled to discuss and approve UW System’s 2012-13 operating budget and tuition increase request. UW System is asking…
Tom Still: Nobody’s Talking Higher Education During Recall Election
Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, noted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Governor Scott Walker and Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett have said little about higher education during the current recall campaign. Still writes that funding for UW…