Wisconsin is not the only state looking to dramatically increase the number of graduates in coming years (see this post). This recent article from the New York Times highlights the efforts in other states.
Regents Plan Next Steps for Growth Agenda
On Thursday, February 4, the UW Board of Regents heard from System President Kevin Reilly about his plans for the next elements of the Growth Agenda that will be incorporated into the UW’s 2011-2013 budget proposal. While he didn’t get…
Smart furlough resolution passes, and PROFS in the news
We have noted here recently that the Faculty Senate was going to vote today on a resolution supporting Rep. Kelda Helen Roys’ Smart Furlough bill (AB 551, full text available here). At the meeting this afternoon, it passed — unanimously,…
Staying on top of faculty issues at UW–Madison
One of the reasons, maybe the main reason, that PROFS decided to put this Faculty Forum at the literal and figurative center of its new website was simple: We sense that there’s a need for better lines of communication about…
José Vásquez Appointment Confirmed
Regent Jose F. Vásquez’s reappointment to the UW System Board of Regents was confirmed by the Wisconsin State Senate on January 21. Vásquez, who hails from Wauwatosa, was originally appointed by Governor Jim Doyle in February, 2008 to complete a…
Faculty Senate resolution on Smart Furloughs
When the UW–Madison Faculty Senate meets at 3:30 on Monday, February 1 in Bascom Hall Room 272 (pictured here), we will vote on a resolution to support the Smart Furlough legislation. As pointed out in this forum earlier, we strongly…