Gov. Tony Evers’ budget leaves the University of Wisconsin System about $130 million short of what regents say they need to run their campuses over the next two years, raising questions about whether they may raise tuition to make up the shortfall.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that Republicans are unlikely to fulfill the University of Wisconsin System’s $24.5 million request to cover tuition and fees for an estimated 8,000 low-income students.
In 2021, only 21 percent of college students completed an internship, compared to pre-pandemic numbers—50 to 60 percent of students—according to the National Survey of College Internships from University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions.
First, graduate assistant unions have been around for more than 50 years, starting with the Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1966. The TAA has engaged in collective bargaining since 1969, so the movement is hardly a “nascent” one.
Lori Kido Lopez received one of the UW System’s 2023 diversity awards for dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion.
“We aren’t going to erect fortresses around our campuses,” said Kristen Roman, chief of police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s about finding that balance, what tools do we see as necessary, what tools do we see as reasonable, and what are the resources that campuses have to procure those and implement them.”
The spending plan also would: Require state technical colleges and University of Wisconsin System schools to ensure they issue IDs that are valid for voting purposes.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students in Professor Paul Stoy’s class late last month stared up at the screen, mesmerized as a new technology called ChatGPT wrote a computer code to calculate planetary temperature. The task would normally take students several minutes while the chatbot completed it in seconds.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that higher education enrollment patterns have changed, and not necessarily for the better in the eyes of those who run colleges and universities. Or employers who need what those schools produce — talent.
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But maybe, rather than appealing to the referee, regional universities need to rethink the game. Before coming to the state-colleges group, Teresa Brown served as an administrator in the State University of New York and University of Wisconsin systems and has seen plenty of competition between public colleges. Given shifting demographics, she thinks regional public universities should be thinking hard about who they serve and how. “Do you, as an institution, try to compete with the flagship?” she says. “Or do you do what a lot of institutions are doing, which is to really be clear about what their mission is as a regional public, serving their particular region?”
Editorial: The results were troubling in some ways and reassuring in others. But they were definitely worth collecting in these polarizing times, when social media bubbles separate many people into closed-minded tribes. If our college campuses can’t foster a robust exchange of ideas among our brightest young people, they won’t produce the innovation and creativity our society and democracy need to flourish.
A long string of antisemitic incidents — including vandalism and harassment — at K-12 schools, colleges and universities, Jewish institutions, public areas and commercial locations. A list of a dozen incidents from Oct. 11 to Dec. 23 in Wisconsin, California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina and Texas included someone scrawling “Kanye was right” and “Defcon III” on a sidewalk on the University of Wisconsin campus; the phrases “Kanye West is right” and “Kill All Jews” along with a three swastikas written on the wall of a high school bathroom; the phrase “Blacks are the real Jews!” and “Kanye is Right” on the welcome sign at a Bronx Orthodox synagogue; the phrase “I stand with Ye & Kyrie” on a wall of thanks at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; a swastika and “I love Kanye” drawn in chalk at a high school by a student in West Palm Beach.
The counties, who jointly manage the UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities campus, are requesting a guarantee that, if they sink millions into renovating the campus’ 60-year-old cafeteria, and then the University of Wisconsin System shuts down the campus within the next five years, the System will pay the counties back for the renovations.
UW-Madison will aggressively seek a new College of Engineering building as its top priority in the upcoming state budget cycle as growth stagnates and faculty compete with one another for coveted and increasingly limited lab space.
The Bucky’s Pell Pathway program, introduced on Thursday, will meet full financial needs for four years for new first-year Wisconsin residents students who quality for Pell Grants. Transfer students can also take advantage of the program and receive funding for two years if they meet the same criteria.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is expanding its tuition promise program to cover not only tuition for some low-income students, but nearly all other college costs that can derail progress toward a degree, such as room and board.
The program, which Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin introduced Thursday to the Board of Regents, will meet the full financial need for those who qualify for Pell grants. Those federal dollars are limited to undergraduates with exceptional financial need but often don’t cover the full cost of school, causing many recipients to take out extra loans.
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Letter to the editor: The University of Wisconsin System’s free speech survey results should come as no surprise. The fact students aren’t comfortable speaking candidly is just how the rest of the world operates.
The governor’s office said his budget will include $500,000 to evaluate post-Sept. 11 veterans’ needs; an additional $1 million annually for county and tribal veterans services offices; nearly $3 million to help University of Wisconsin System campuses provide services for veterans and military personnel; and $250,000 to help provide dogs to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The goal of the program, called Bucky’s Pell Pathway, is to help alleviate the disadvantages students from low-income families frequently face. The assistance is only available to in-state students, and no state funds are used for either the Pell Pathway or the Tuition Promise program.
The impending fate of another branch campus has added anxiety to an atmosphere of worry at UW-Washington County. With just 60 degree-seeking students enrolled, UW-Platteville Richland will end in-person classes at the end of this spring semester. While UW System has pledged to maintain some sort of presence at the Richland Center campus, community members see the loss of in-person instruction as effectively closing the campus.
Another individual recipient of an award is Dr. Lori Kido Lopez, professor of communication arts and director of Asian American Studies Program at UW-Madison, who strives to build diversity, equity, and inclusion across areas of UW-Madison.
Prince, a nationally renowned equity advocate who in 2021 retired from her alma mater UW-Milwaukee after more than 20 years, has been appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former regent Tracey Klein on the 18-member board that passes policies and rules for University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Letter to the editor: Nowhere in this article is there any information which would lead me to believe that those who responded — a 12.5% response rate, incentivized with a $10 reward — are necessarily representative of the student population as a whole. If there is such information, let us know, and I will reconsider.
UW-Parkside Chancellor Deborah Ford is resigning, adding Parkside to a growing list of University of Wisconsin System schools that have undergone a leadership change over the past three years.
The survey found that a majority of students across the political spectrum felt comfortable expressing their opinions and exploring new ones, but the proportion of conservative students who reported feeling this way was smaller. Further, it indicated that liberal students are generally more comfortable expressing their opinions on controversial issues than their conservative counterparts.
University of Wisconsin System students statewide have a strong interest in free speech and expression — that’s the finding of a survey released Wednesday in Oshkosh.
A survey of more than 10,000 University of Wisconsin System undergraduate students shows stark differences in opinion on free speech when broken down by political affiliation, gender and race.
The University of Wisconsin System on Wednesday released a survey of its students’ views on free speech, and the results are likely to be both heartening and distressing to those concerned about the state of campus expression.
More than half of University of Wisconsin System students reported wanting to express their views about a controversial topic in the classroom but opting not to, according to results of a free speech survey released Wednesday.
More than half of University of Wisconsin System students believe campuses should disinvite speakers who are thought to be offensive, a free speech survey conducted last fall found.
A majority of University of Wisconsin System students don’t feel free to share their opinions about controversial topics or are unwilling to consider views they disagree with, according to results released Wednesday from a survey that has stirred controversy across the 13 campuses.
(Video) UW-Madison students share their thoughts on free speech. Results of the University of Wisconsin System’s free speech survey are expected this afternoon.
King was appointed unanimously by the UW System Board of Regents, and student leaders expressed excitement for the new leadership.
Some panelists pointed out the results showed stark differences in responses based on political views. “The difference in how students feel on campus, whether they are conservative or liberal, that is probably the most dramatic difference in the results that are here in the survey,” said Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greenville.
Most students who responded to a survey about free speech on University of Wisconsin campuses said they’re afraid to express their views on controversial topics in class because they fear other students won’t agree or it could hurt their grades, according to findings released Wednesday.
(PHOTO CAPTION) The TikTok app logo is pictured in Tokyo, Sept. 28, 2020. University of Wisconsin System officials said Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, that they will restrict the use of TikTok on system devices.
Meanwhile, the law schools at Gonzaga University, Seattle University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison announced that they will not participate in the law school rankings. Wisconsin dean Dan Tokaji said, “The ranking contravenes UW Law’s mission of providing an outstanding legal education at an accessible price so our graduates can pursue any career path they choose” and “The ranking undermines UW Law’s core value of equal access to the legal profession by penalizing schools in states that allow licensure without the bar exam.”
The University of Wisconsin Law School won’t participate in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings, a decision made in protest of how the magazine prioritizes metrics that the school says conflict with its underlying values of accessibility and affordability.
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Fox Cities cafeteria needs an upgrade, and the two counties that jointly own the campus buildings had planned to put up $2 million each for the renovation project this year.
But then the news about UW-Platteville Richland hit late last fall. With just 60 degree-seeking students, the southwestern Wisconsin campus had reached the point where enrollment could no longer justify its traditional existence. The UW System said this spring semester will be the last for in-person degree programs.
The listening session Thursday was a forum in which community members could share ideas on how to revive the Richland Center campus, or at least keep it on life support. And while speakers offered suggestions on how to keep a presence at campus, they also at times directed their frustrations at state Rep. Tony Kurtz, state Sen. Howard Marklein and University of Wisconsin System Vice President for University Relations Jeff Buhrandt.
Jermika Jackson believes her son is destined for greatness. From a young age, D’Marion Jackson seemed wise beyond his years. He was a voracious reader who quickly finished handfuls of library books.
He is now a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and that was made possible by the college’s in-state tuition guarantee. D’Marion is one of about 800 freshmen receiving Bucky’s Tuition Promise.
When, how limitations will be carried out is unclear.
The University of Wisconsin System is banning use of the popular social media app TikTok on UW-owned devices, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
The decision comes about 10 days after Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order banning the TikTok app on most state-issued devices. The mandate applied only to the executive branch, which consists of most of the state’s agencies but not the UW System.
University of Wisconsin System officials said Tuesday that they will ban the use of TikTok on system devices.
System spokesman Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press about the move in an email on Tuesday. He did not explain whether the system was banning the use of the app or limiting its use to only certain situations.
Letter to the editor: The state reportedly has a hefty surplus. Yet no one can find the money to give the students and faculty of UW-Platteville Richland a couple of years warning about their future. Typical, I guess, but puzzling.
The UW System Board of Regents unanimously approved King’s appointment as chancellor Thursday, following a recommendation from a selection committee. The board’s pick brings an end to the nearly two-year search, which included input from a 12-member group of regents, students, faculty, staff and community representatives.
Corey King will be the third permanent chancellor in five years to lead the 11,000-student institution. King is the vice chancellor for university inclusivity and student affairs at UW-Green Bay.
UW-Platteville administrators are pledging to work with University of Wisconsin System administration and Richland County officials to find a use for the Richland Center campus, which is set to end in-person instruction July 1.
More than a hundred people packed into a small Richland Center room to beg lawmakers for action in the ongoing effort to keep the University of Wisconsin’s Richland campus open.
In a listening session with state legislators Monday, UW-Platteville at Richland students and supporters pushed back against the UW System’s decision to close the area’s branch campus.
UW-Platteville’s Richland campus would lose all in-person programming under a draft plan Platteville administrators drew up at the request of University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman.
One City was authorized by the University of Wisconsin System Office of Educational Opportunity.
Noted: Controversy exploded in August, when the association’s president, James H. Sweet, a leading historian of the African diaspora at the University of Wisconsin, published a column in its magazine called “Is History History?,” which lamented a “trend toward presentism” and a troubling politicization of scholarship.
The study of pre-modern history, Sweet wrote, is shrinking, while scholars of all periods increasingly question whether work that doesn’t focus on “contemporary social justice issues” like race, gender and capitalism really matters. “The allure of political relevance, facilitated by social and other media,” he argued, has encouraged “a predictable sameness” that misses the messiness and complexity of the past.
Noted: In a letter to North Shore Classical Academy officials, Vanessa Moran, the University of Wisconsin System’s Office of Educational Opportunity director, said the school’s application “was lacking the necessary detail in each of the five sections of the application to demonstrate that the school would be able to open successfully.”
Noted: Representing themselves as a member of the Indigenous community benefited LeClaire in many ways. In March, they began a 10-month paid residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where they helped students and staff “understand the stakes of cultural appropriation for Indigenous communities.”
Written by Matthew T. Hora, an associate professor of adult and higher education and co-director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
