{"id":8583,"date":"2019-08-15T13:39:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T18:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=8583"},"modified":"2019-08-15T13:39:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T18:39:45","slug":"regent-public-hearing-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=8583","title":{"rendered":"Regent Public Hearing Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nine members of the university community <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/2019\/08\/15\/nine-speakers-no-regents-at-uw-regents-public-hearing-on-speech-penalties\/?utm_source=Wisconsin+Examiner&amp;utm_campaign=7a4443d088-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_22_01_38_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_edd841c1cd-7a4443d088-348037577\">testified<\/a> at a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents public hearing Tuesday on a proposal that would outline punishment for students that disrupt speaking events on UW System campuses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three members of the PROFS Steering Committee offered their testimony on the proposal to the UW System staff members present: Law professor Steph Tai, Pathobiological Sciences professor Eric Sandgren and English professor Tim Yu. 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