As reported earlier this year, Wisconsin Act 32 (the 2011-13 biennial budget) calls for a study of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The study, due later this week, will examine the establishment of a defined contribution plan, like a 401(k), as an…
University’s Critical Compensation Fund
Earlier this week, UW-Madison released the blueprint for targeted salary increases to faculty and staff in an effort to improve the widening salary gap between the university and its peers. The Critical Compensation Fund, which is not an across-the-board pay…
Candidates Set for Fall Legislative Elections
The filing deadline for state legislative offices was June 1, and the Government Accountability Board has certified its list of candidates. The fall primary will be held Tuesday, August 14 — the date was moved up one month as part…
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…