To the University of Wisconsin community: The crisis in our state capitol and on our campus has steadily deepened in recent days. The consequences of the proposed budget repair bill have come into clearer focus, including the loss of bargaining…
A colleague’s perspective: Some thoughts on the current state of affairs in Wisconsin
The text below came in yesterday, unsolicited, from a young colleague on the faculty of our great University. Like many people, this person is thinking hard about what faculty can and should do under the present circumstances. We are publishing…
“Faculty, alumni group divide on splitting UW” — not exactly
Note: We have been informed that this letter will run in the Friday, February 25 newspaper To the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: We read with concern your article yesterday “Faculty, alumni group divide on splitting UW”. That headline…
PROFS Response to The New York Times
Judith Burstyn, Chair of the PROFS Board of Directors, and Joe Salmons, President of the PROFS Steering Committee sent the following letter to The New York Times: Thank you for your excellent and continuing coverage of the Wisconsin state budget…
University Committee Endorsement of Collective Bargaining Rights
The University Committee joins other faculty colleagues by embracing and endorsing the following correspondence. UW Madison Faculty Support Collective Bargaining Rights for all Workers Dear Governor Walker, State Legislators, and Citizens of Wisconsin, As scholars, teachers and citizens, we recognize…
University Committee Statement on the New Badger Partnership
Statement from the University Committee 18 February 2011 The University Committee supports greater flexibility for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the face of the current economic uncertainty, we understand that cutbacks in funding from the state are inevitable. In order…