Category: The state

PROFS Statement on AJR 32, Declaring April to be Freedom of Expression Month

by Michelle Felber • April 12, 2021 • Comments Off

Tomorrow, the Wisconsin State Assembly is scheduled to vote on Assembly Joint Resolution 32, legislation that would declare April to be Freedom of Expression Month across Wisconsin. The resolution was introduced last week by State Representative Dave Murphy (R-Greenville) and State Senator André Jacque (R-De Pere). Murphy chairs the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.

While PROFS is committed to the principles of free expression, it finds this resolution to be an attack on the state’s colleges and universities:

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PROFS Testimony on AB 77, Providing Funding for Extension Services

by Michelle Felber • April 9, 2021 • Comments Off

Emeritus Professor Steve Ventura

On Wednesday, Emeritus Professor Steve Ventura (Soil Science) testified at a public hearing of the Assembly Agriculture Committee in favor of Assembly Bill 77, legislation that provides $1 million per year in funding for state specialists in extension services at UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The funding is to aid in applied agricultural research.

PROFS submitted the testimony below and Ventura, a former PROFS Steering Committee member, spoke about the importance of such funding.

In an executive session yesterday, the committee unanimously recommended passage of the bill. The next step is for the bill to be scheduled for a vote in the full Assembly.

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April Legislative Update

by Michelle Felber • April 6, 2021 • Comments Off

This legislative update was shared with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate yesterday. The senate meets the first Monday of every month at 3:30 pm during the academic year, October through May, except in January. Guests are welcome to observe the livestreamed meetings and can find the link here.

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PROFS Statement in Opposition to AB 195, Legislation That Limits Participation of Transgender Athletes in Collegiate Sports

by Michelle Felber • March 30, 2021 • Comments Off

Yesterday PROFS registered against Assembly Bill 195, legislation that prohibits the participation of transgender women in intercollegiate and intramural sports at Wisconsin’s public universities and technical colleges. Our statement is below:

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PROFS Statement on Legislation That Would Curtail Voting Access

by Michelle Felber • March 8, 2021 • Comments Off

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March Legislative Update

by Michelle Felber • March 2, 2021 • Comments Off

PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals’ Statement on Campus Free Speech

by Michelle Felber • February 25, 2021 • Comments Off

Yesterday, PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals was invited to speak on behalf of PROFS about campus free speech at an informational hearing of the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. His remarks are below.

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PROFS Statement on Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal

by Michelle Felber • February 19, 2021 • Comments Off

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PROFS Statement in Opposition to the Repeal of the Statewide Mask Mandate

by Michelle Felber • February 4, 2021 • Comments Off

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February Legislative Update

by Michelle Felber • February 1, 2021 • Comments Off

This legislative update will be shared with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate today. The senate meets the first Monday of every month at 3:30 pm during the academic year, October through May, except in January. Guests are welcome to observe the livestreamed meetings and can find the meeting link here.

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