Category: PROFS
April Legislative Update
The update below was shared with members of the Faculty Senate yesterday. The Senate meets in Room 272 Bascom Hall on the first Monday of the month, October through May, except in January.
PROFS Forum on the Future of Flagship Universities
States from coast to coast are considering or have already announced plans to drastically cut public higher education funding. At the same time, many state legislatures are introducing bills that limit or ban DEI efforts, dictate curriculum, and eliminate tenure.
Where does that leave the flagship university, once the crown jewel of public higher education?
PROFS will host a public forum on April 24 to discuss national trends, how UW-Madison compares to our flagship peers, and what that might mean for Wisconsin.
PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals will moderate our panel:
- University of Wisconsin Education Professor Taylor Odle
- University of Minnesota Education Professor David Weerts
- Journalist Elaine Povich (Stateline)
The forum will be held in the Wisconsin Idea Room (Room 159) in the Education Building. Refreshments will be served.
PROFS Statement on the Closure of UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha County
Last week, UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced the decision to close UWM’s two-year campus in Waukesha in 2025. PROFS is very concerned about the process undertaken to date and expects UWM and the Universities of Wisconsin to follow Regent policies and the principles of shared governance going forward. Our statement:
February Legislative Update
This legislative update was shared with the University of Wisconsin-MadisonĀ Faculty Senate Monday. PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals shared the 2022-23 PROFS Annual Report with the Senate.
The senate meets the first Monday of every month at 3:30 pm during the academic year, October through May, except in January, and visitors are always welcome.
PROFS Annual Report
Each year PROFS presents its annual report to the Faculty Senate. On Monday, PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals presented the 2022-23 to the Senate.
PROFS President on For the Record
PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals was recently interviewed by Will Kenneally for WISC-TV’s public affairs program For the Record. Bernard-Donals discussed the agreement reached last week between Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents.
PROFS Testimony to JCOER in Support of UW Pay Raises
The Joint Committee on Employment Relations is meeting today to vote on the UW pay plan which was passed earlier this summer, but not approved by the committee on October 17. The recent agreement between Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents paved the way for the pay raises to be approved.
Our testimony to the committee:
PROFS Statement on Regent Approval of UW-GOP Deal
November Legislative Update
PROFS shared this update with senators and guests at the November Faculty Senate meeting on November 6. The Faculty Senate meets in Room 272 Bascom Hall on the first Monday of the month during the academic year, October-December and February-May.