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Letter to the Editor: Optional allocable fees will harm UW education

Posted on 3/2/2017

Daily Cardinal

While these allocable segregated fees are only 17 percent of the total of segregated fees students pay, amounting to $88.98 per student each semester, according to UW’s Office of the Registrar, these fees fund a multitude of on-campus services. These services include, but are not limited to: the bus pass, the Rape Crisis Center, Tenant Resource Center, Badger Catholic, Sex Out Loud, SPILL, VETS Support, GUTS Tutoring and various grants for student org operations.

Don’t fault star UW professors for concentrating on research

Posted on 3/1/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison professor of virology Yoshihiro Kawaoka doesn’t teach classes on campus.

Scott Walker’s budget would turn University of Wisconsin free speech statement into law

Posted on 3/1/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

Parts of a 2015 statement from the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents supporting the open exchange of ideas on campus — including those considered offensive — would become state law under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget.

Student discuss ways to inform UW of importance of segregated fees

Posted on 3/1/2017

Badger Herald

As the potential ability to opt out of allocable segregated fees has created concern among students at the University of Wisconsin, members from Associated Students of Madison’s Shared Governance Committee gathered to discuss various ways to counter this proposal.

Wisconsin Lawmakers Want To Help New Farmers Pay Off Student Loans

Posted on 3/1/2017

Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill to help beginning farmers pay back their student loans. The New Farmer Student Loan Assistance Program would reimburse up to $30,000 of student loan debt over five years for farmers who recently graduated from college, technical school or the University of Wisconsin Farm and Industry Short Course.

Wisconsin higher ed leaders welcome proposed funding but worry about details

Posted on 3/1/2017

Inside Higher Education

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s latest two-year budget proposal has been received relatively warmly by higher education leaders, considering it calls for continuing to freeze tuition and then cutting it.

Potential Republican Senate candidate criticizes proposed tuition cut

Posted on 2/28/2017

Daily Cardinal

A well-known Republican state legislator and possible 2018 Senate candidate expressed opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition across the UW System, instead suggesting tuition increases.

Republican proposes raising UW tuition by inflation, income

Posted on 2/28/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

A key Republican legislator says Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition would force taxpayers to pay more and lawmakers should instead consider tuition increases based on inflation or increases in family income.

Republican proposes raising UW tuition by inflation, income

Posted on 2/28/2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A key Republican legislator says Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition would force taxpayers to pay more and lawmakers should instead consider tuition increases based on inflation or increases in family income.

UW faculty classroom hours don’t tell the whole story, professor says

Posted on 2/27/2017

Capital Times

Nicholas Hillman, an associate professor of education at UW-Madison, says the data on classroom hours, already duly posted by the UW System on its Accountability Dashboard, don’t tell the whole story.

Optional Student Fees? In Wisconsin, Students Are Divided on the Idea

Posted on 2/27/2017

Chronicle of Higher Education

A line of 70 to 80 students stretches out near the F.H. King Farm every summer in Madison, Wis., when a University of Wisconsin at Madison student organization gives away its produce.

State lawmakers tout self-driving cars at hearing

Posted on 2/24/2017

Capital Times

Legislators on the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy peppered speakers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in addition to officials with companies like Uber and General Motors, with questions on the emerging technology.

Rebecca Blank: UW employees should get same pay boost in budget as other state workers

Posted on 2/24/2017

Capital Times

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said Wednesday she will encourage legislators to treat state employees consistently on pay increases in the 2017-2019 budget, meaning increases for UW employees should not be tied to savings from the state moving to a self-insurance model for health insurance.

When getting to nitty-gritty of Walker’s UW System investment, Chancellor Blank has some concerns

Posted on 2/23/2017

Badger Herald

As University of Wisconsin System officials across the board welcome Gov. Scott Walker’s recent push to invest in higher education after years of budget cuts, Chancellor Rebecca Blank highlighted some of the key items she plans to track in the next biennium.

Researcher urges action in Wisconsin on driverless cars

Posted on 2/23/2017

Beloit Daily News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Most cars on Wisconsin roads will be driverless two decades from now, a University of Wisconsin researcher says. “They’re coming, whether we like it or not,” engineering professor David Noyce said at an Assembly committee hearing on the future of autonomous cars Wednesday.

Walker Proposes Delays to Some UW Projects

Posted on 2/22/2017

WSAU Radio

The head of the University of Wisconsin says taxpayers are going to pay for work on campus, sooner or later. UW System President Ray Cross issued a statement yesterday thanking Governor Walker for the investments in his schools. But Cross also warned that delaying or deferring a number of projects will only drive-up costs in the future.

State Representative Hears Concerns on Student Fees

Posted on 2/22/2017

Eau Claire Leader Telegram

Melander noted those funds go to organizations on campus that in many cases are professional groups for students to learn more about their chosen majors and future careers.

Students lobby for Violence Prevention Specialist in state-law

Posted on 2/22/2017

Daily Cardinal

When UW System Student Representatives lobbied at the Capitol last Thursday, they took time to ask that legislators seek provisions for a Violence Prevention Specialist on each UW System campus.

UW System Student Representatives lobby against opt out allocated segregated fees

Posted on 2/22/2017

Daily Cardinal

The UW System Student Representatives lobbied state officials Thursday, following Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. Allowing students to opt out of segregated fees was the top issue according to Jacob Schimmel, president of UW-La Crosse Student Association.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveils $803 million capital budget

Posted on 2/22/2017

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Gov. Scott Walker unveiled an $803 million capital budget Tuesday, laying out a series of building projects ranging from a veterans home in King to a crime lab in Milwaukee.

Scott Walker recommends $803 million in state building projects

Posted on 2/22/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

He rejected about $93 million in projects at UW-Madison and $31 million for a new, 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Madison for veterans, which was recommended in 2015 by a state veterans task force.

Bill would create charter school for teens recovering from substance abuse problems

Posted on 2/22/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

The bill, co-authored by Sens. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, would allow the UW System’s Office of Educational Opportunity to seek bids for a charter school operator to start a school for no more than 15 students who are recovering from addictions.

Scott Walker asks voters to contact lawmakers in support of 2017-19 budget

Posted on 2/22/2017

Capital Times

“When I saw that Governor Walker was proposing a tuition cut and further investment in our UW system, I was overjoyed. It’s time we helped students and families struggling to afford a quality education. I am writing to ask that you CUT UW TUITION,” reads one letter.

Several UW-Madison building repair requests deferred in Walker’s capital budget proposal

Posted on 2/22/2017

Daily Cardinal

Multiple UW-Madison building project requests have been deferred, according to Gov. Scott Walker’s capital budget proposal.

Walker recommends $803 million in state building projects

Posted on 2/22/2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday recommended spending $803 million on building projects across the state, which would be the smallest total spent on new construction, repair and renovation since he took office in 2011.

Pregont: It’s time to reinvest in the University of Wisconsin

Posted on 2/22/2017

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

There are many reasons that Prent Corp., founded 50 years ago by my father in Janesville, has grown into the world’s leading designer and producer of custom thermoformed packages for the medical device industry. I can honestly say, however, that without the contributions by our employees, our company would not have been able to achieve the success that we have enjoyed in these five decades.

Governor Walker proposes $803 million Capital Budget

Posted on 2/22/2017

Wisconsin Radio Network

The state Department of Administration has released Governor Scott Walker’s proposed Capital Budget. The proposal for the 2017-19 budget period calls for $803 million in total projects, with about $450 million in new bonding.

This is how ASM lobbies for UW’s budget

Posted on 2/21/2017

Badger Herald

As Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget moves through the state Legislature, Associated Students of Madison has one chief concern.

Ads by Scott Walker’s campaign touting budget are latest signal he’s running for re-election

Posted on 2/21/2017

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: The digital ads encourage citizens to write to lawmakers to tell them to approve the proposals in Walker’s budget such as nearly $600 million in tax cuts over two years, an additional $649 million for K-12 schools and a 5% cut to in-state tuition for the University of Wisconsin System.

UW eyes Scott Walker proposal to ‘hold faculty accountable’ by tracking teaching hours

Posted on 2/21/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin System officials and faculty leaders say they’re reviewing Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to monitor the workloads of university faculty, including the number of hours they spend teaching.

Rough and Tumble of Sifting and Winnowing

Posted on 2/20/2017

Racine Journal Times

The governor’s companion budget bill calls on the UW Board of Regents and the campuses across the state to “guarantee all members of the System’s community the broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge and learn.”

Study: Hate Groups Increase In US, Wisconsin

Posted on 2/20/2017

Wisconsin Public Radio

Quoted: Pamela Oliver, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, said divisive political speech has a trickle-down effect, and the 2016 presidential campaign could have contributed to the uptick.

Work Requirement for UW System Students Questioned

Posted on 2/17/2017

MacIver Institute

Walker’s budget simultaneously requires the UW System to create new three-year degree pathways while also adding on a requirement like this that only serves to lengthen the amount of time that students are in school.

State to Provide $5M for Green Bay STEM Center

Posted on 2/17/2017

Stevens Point Journal

A proposed science and technology center near the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will get a significant boost Friday when Gov. Scott Walker announces $5 million in funding for the project.

Students concerned for campus fallout if allocable fees become optional

Posted on 2/16/2017

Daily Cardinal

“A disaster,” is how Sally Rohrer, a student government leader, described the provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal to make allocable segregated fees optional.

Board: Unclear how ‘enhanced oversight’ results from Scott Walker plan to ax for-profit college watchdog

Posted on 2/16/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

Board members of Wisconsin’s for-profit college watchdog said Wednesday they’re concerned by Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to eliminate the board in the next state budget.

Blank: Investing in Wisconsin’s college students

Posted on 2/16/2017

Green Bay Press-Gazette

I am very appreciative of the new investments Gov. Scott Walker is proposing for the University of Wisconsin System.

Student groups unite in effort to oppose contentious budget proposal

Posted on 2/15/2017

Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin students considered what a future with reduced segregated fees would look like in light of a proposal in the Wisconsin state budget.

State lawmaker touts Walker budget proposal at ASM meeting

Posted on 2/15/2017

Badger Herald

State Rep. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, applauded Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal and answered students’ questions about the proposal at an Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee meeting Tuesday.

Assembly Republican visits ASM committee to discuss budget proposal

Posted on 2/15/2017

Daily Cardinal

Though expressing reservations about possible performance-based funding in the UW System, an Assembly Republican came to campus Tuesday to meet with student leaders and primarily voiced support for the state biennial budget proposal.

Rebecca Blank calls Scott Walker’s budget ‘very promising’

Posted on 2/15/2017

Capital Times

Two years ago, Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal had University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank warning about possible layoffs. This week, she called Walker’s 2017-2019 proposal “a very promising budget.”

UWSP Veterans Seminar Expands in UW System

Posted on 2/14/2017

Wausau Daily Herald

The Back from the Front seminar is open only to first-year students who are veterans or currently enlisted. The course helps the students put the skills they learned in the military to use in the civilian world.

UW students express concern over Walker’s proposal to protect controversial speech

Posted on 2/14/2017

Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin officials may be prevented from punishing students or faculty who express sentiment or ideas that may be troubling or deeply offensive, according to a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s 2017-19 state budget.

UW System Funding has Republicans Divided

Posted on 2/14/2017

WBAY - Green Bay

“I would prefer to see us — and I think I’m hearing that from a lot of my colleagues as well — more of a targeted approach where we target dollars to programs that can help students graduate within their four year period and also target dollars towards financial aid,” said Nygren, a Republican from Marinette.

UW-L chancellor still questions what little details coming out from Gov. Walker budget

Posted on 2/14/2017

WIZM-FM, LaCrosse

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is slowly unveiling details about his funding plans for University of Wisconsin System schools.

Editorial: Lawmakers have some work to do on state budget

Posted on 2/13/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

In his final state budget before facing another election, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing significant investment in Wisconsin’s public schools and universities.That’s a welcome change from his past state spending plans that cut funding for K-12 and higher education by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Scott Walker proposes ranking UW campuses to divide new money

Posted on 2/13/2017

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Think of prospective University of Wisconsin students as consumers shopping for a car they can count on to get them where they want to go, when they need to get there, without guzzling too much gas.

Scott Walker wants law requiring UW officials to protect offensive speech

Posted on 2/13/2017

Capital Times

As political polarization across the country fuels ideological confrontations on college campuses, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing a law to require UW officials to protect offensive speech.

How other states help students avoid debt

Posted on 2/13/2017

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank recently released the Badger First-Generation Transfer Promise Program, which would offer one or two years of free tuition at the university for first-generation college students who meet academic requirements and transfer in with an associate’s degree from UW Colleges or Wisconsin Technical College System school. However, the program is contingent upon additional state funding for the UW System in the 2017-19 biennial state budget.

UW students, faculty see a ‘mixed bag’ in Scott Walker’s 2017-19 budget

Posted on 2/13/2017

Capital Times

Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year budget proposal for the University of Wisconsin System is drawing mixed reactions from faculty and students.

Scott Walker’s latest budget may telegraph his 2018 strategy

Posted on 2/13/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

Gov. Scott Walker’s latest budget proposal has left little doubt that he plans to run for re-election in 2018 and may telegraph his strategy for winning a third term.

Experts see flaws in Scott Walker’s plan for UW System performance funding

Posted on 2/13/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

Experts say a good system of performance-based higher education funding, which ties money to how colleges measure up in certain categories, judges universities based on a few criteria, with a focused set of goals in mind.

Republicans again focus on banning fetal tissue research

Posted on 2/10/2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are renewing their push to ban research on aborted fetal tissue in Wisconsin, with one proposal circulated this week branded as ineffective by the staunchest anti-abortion forces.

What could a state switch to self-insurance mean to you?

Posted on 2/10/2017

WISC-TV 3

Quoted: “For an individual, this won’t look any different for you,” said Justin Sydnor, associate professor of risk and insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business. “You’ll still have an insurance card, you’ll still go to the doctor and they’ll place a bill and the bill will first go through insurance. So for an individual going to your doctor it really won’t have any change.”

Readers respond: How do you feel about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut UW tuition?

Posted on 2/10/2017

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

We asked you to respond to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition at the University of Wisconsin in the fall of 2018.

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget offers more need-based aid for UW resident undergrads

Posted on 2/10/2017

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

While the governor and state lawmakers have frozen tuition for resident undergrads at University of Wisconsin System campuses since 2013 to help hold the line on student loan debt, the state hasn’t raised need-based financial aid since 2010-’11.

Scott Walker’s budget proposal to opt out of student fees could hit Metro Transit budget

Posted on 2/10/2017

Capital Times

If Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2017-19 budget is approved, University of Wisconsin-Madison students would be able to opt out of a bus pass program that contributes about $3.7 million to Metro Transit’s budget.

Rep. Terese Berceau: How Scott Walker’s budget will hurt UW

Posted on 2/10/2017

Capital Times

Gov. Scott Walker has been quite successful at fooling 51 percent of the voters every four years. The re-election budget he offered this week shows he’s deep into campaign mode once again, hoping Wisconsinites will buy his attempts to fix things and forget about the fact that he broke them in the first place.

Walker hopes people will convince lawmakers on tuition cut

Posted on 2/10/2017

NBC-15

Walker was traveling the state Thursday to defend the state budget he introduced to the state Legislature on Wednesday. Republican legislative leaders have been lukewarm on several provisions, including the call to cut University of Wisconsin tuition by 5 percent starting in 2018.

Lawmakers start picking apart Scott Walker’s budget

Posted on 2/10/2017

Wisconsin State Journal

At least one thing was clear in the hours after Gov. Scott Walker unveiled his plan for the state’s next budget: His Republican colleagues, who control the state Legislature, aim to dramatically reshape it.

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