The current issue of ACADEME (The Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors) is dedicated to a topic of real interest to us at UW–Madison: “Governance in a Time of Financial Crisis”. It includes good pieces like “A call…
PROFS Continues to Lobby for Smart Furlough Proposal
PROFS is lobbying for what’s known as the Smart Furlough proposal, which would exempt state and university employees who are paid with federal and state funds from the state-imposed furloughs. During the state budget debate earlier this year, State Representative…
Remarks on the PROFS 2008-2009 Annual Report to the Faculty Senate
The PROFS Annual Report for 2008-2009 is now available here and it provides a chance to bring you up to date on the most important developments. Most fundamentally, PROFS finds itself in a strong position, thanks to the hard work…