PROFS, a non-profit membership organization representing UW-Madison faculty, monitors legislation and lobbies the governor, members of the legislature, and members of Congress. We are proud of our past achievements. During the 2011-13 biennial budget process, PROFS led the successful fight…
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Regents Look for Common Ground
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will use the first day of its regularly-scheduled September meeting to reach out to legislators and state officials. The special conference will be held at noon on Thursday, September 5 in Gordon…
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges Meeting Today
The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges is meeting today to consider two appointments and vote on three bills. The hearing is in Room 300 Southeast in the State Capitol. The committee is set to approve Governor Scott…
Chancellor Rebecca Blank Discusses Plans for UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank met with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board last Thursday to discuss her plans for campus. Video from an interview with opinions editor David Haynes is here. Blank discussed a range of topics including…
Falbo: UW System Must be More Transparent; New President Could be From Outside Higher Education
Michael Falbo, President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, appeared on UpFront with Mike Gousha Sunday. Falbo discussed the controversy over UW System cash reserves and the upcoming departure of UW System President Kevin Reilly. Echoing Reilly’s…
Exit Interview with UW System President Kevin Reilly
Outgoing University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly sat down with Steven Walters of WisconsinEye yesterday to discuss his time as leader of the 26 campus system. Reilly discusses the potential separation of UW-Madison from UW System, calling it a…
PROFS Supports Changes to Legislative Redistricting
PROFS recently registered in support of Assembly Bill 185 and Senate Bill 163, legislation that would change the way the state draws legislative and congressional districts every ten years. The bills would shift the work of redistricting from the Legislature…
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…