PROFS is pleased to cosponsor an open discussion about the future of the the public university with Interim Chancellor David Ward. The conversation, “How Can the University Sustain Access and Excellence in an Age of Austerity,” will take place at…
Month: January 2012
President Obama to Deliver Speech on Higher Education
President Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech on college affordability tomorrow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The president touched on the subject Tuesday evening in his State of Union address when he said that affordable higher…
Wisconsin Ranks Third Among States for Higher Education Budget Cuts
Several sources are reporting the news that Wisconsin ranks third in the nation for cuts to public higher education. The annual Grapevine study, conducted by Illinois State University’s Center for the Study of Education Policy and the State Higher Education…
PROFS Registers in Favor of Telecommunications Bill
PROFS has registered in favor of proposed legislation that would delay the restrictions on the University of Wisconsin System in providing or selling telecommunications services. The bills — SB 375 and AB 473 have bipartisan sponsorship and are supported by…
Optional Retirement System for UW System Employees Proposed
PROFS has learned that State Representative Pat Strachota (R-West Bend) is proposing legislation that would give the University of Wisconsin System the authority to create an optional retirement plan for employees hired after the effective date of the legislation. Strachota…
Legislative Task Force on UW Restructuring to Meet Wednesday
The Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities will have its second meeting on Wednesday, January 11. The meeting will be held from 9 am to 12:30 pm in Room 412 East of the State Capitol. The meeting…
PROFS Emeritus Membership
PROFS is pleased to announce its new emeritus membership program, co-chaired by Brent McCown, Emeritus Professor of Horticulture, and Louise Robbins, Emeritus Professor of Library and Information Studies. Leaders of PROFS have known for some time that while retirement may…