The Chronicle of Higher Education reported earlier this week that the other UW — the University of Washington — faces similar financial problems to UW-Madison. The university has already endured a 33-percent budget reduction from the state, with more cuts…
Graduate Education Funding Included in UW System Budget Proposal
The campaign to secure more funding for graduate education at UW-Madison won a major victory this week when the University of Wisconsin System included $5.4 million for graduate education in its proposed budget for the 2011-2013 biennium. The Decision Item…
77th Assembly District Candidate Forum
PROFS will host a public forum of candidates in the Democratic primary for the 77th Assembly District on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 pm. The 77th Assembly District includes much of campus, the west side of Madison, and parts of…
Is this talking point finally dying? “Overpaid Professors in Their Cushy Jobs”
Today’s Chronicle of Higher Education (here) has a piece by Ben Gose, that starts with this: The notion that college professors lead easy lives isn’t quite dead, but it may soon be history. A decade or two ago, it wasn’t…
A move to end furloughs and restore raises
This piece by AP reporter Ryan Foley details efforts by the University of Wisconsin System to end state-mandated furloughs for non-represented University of Wisconsin employees and to restore the 2% pay raises for faculty and academic staff eliminated from the…
Court Rules Against State’s Transfer of Funds
Earlier this week, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled that the 2007 raid of the state’s medical malpractice fund was illegal. Governor Doyle and the Legislature approved the $200 million transfer of funds from the Injured Patients and Families Compensation…