A Wisconsin Republican is threatening UW-Madison’s funding because he doesn’t want racism on Grindr talked about in classes.
Category: State news
Bad River Tribe dealing with the aftermath of Ashland County flooding
NBC-15
Quoted: As many continue to deal with the aftermath, Professor Patty Loew from UW-Madison says things have actually taken a turn for the worse.
Group from UW-Madison witness flooding up north first hand
NBC-15
A group from UW-Madison’s Department of Life Sciences Communication is in Ashland County working on a month long outreach program. They weren’t expecting their travels to take such a dramatic turn.
Walker talks plans to reinvest in UW-System
WEAU-TV, Wausau
“How do we find a good career path for everyone and how do we attract more people into those high demand areas?” says Governor Scott Walker, after he spoke with local business leaders, Monday, at the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Altoona.
Senator threatens budgetary consequences for UW-Madison class article on gay sex
Daily Cardinal
A Republican legislator said Thursday that the entire UW System could face consequences for an article on gay men’s sexual preferences assigned to a class of UW-Madison sociology students this week.
DOJ official: Government agencies not required to release documents ahead of meetings
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s government transparency laws don’t require public bodies such as the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents to immediately disclose the documents that their members plan to discuss at upcoming meetings, a Justice Department official said Thursday.
Senator warns UW class essay on gay sex could impact budget
AP
A Republican legislator warned Thursday that a University of Wisconsin-Madison instructor’s decision to assign an “offensive” essay on gay men’s sexual preferences could have budget ramifications for the entire UW-System next year.
Governor Promises Closer Look At State Help For Building Repairs At UW Campuses
Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Scott Walker said he’ll look at whether the University of Wisconsin System needs more money to make major repairs on buildings at various campuses.
UW wastes thousands on unused flights
Appleton Post-Crescent
MADISON – Wisconsin’s public university system has wasted more than $100,000 on airline tickets in recent years that ultimately were never used and allowed to expire.
Gov. Walker’s failing University of Wisconsin policy
Capital Times
Letter to the editor from Rep. Daniel Riemer: The UW is one of the best deals in the United States. UW-Madison’s in-state tuition is the third lowest of the top 50 universities in the U.S. Meanwhile, according to the Goldwater Institute, UW-Milwaukee, now a Carnegie top-ranked Research One (R1) university, has among the lowest costs to educate per student of any R1 or R2 university in the country. In short, both research universities are low-cost models for the nation, especially UW-Milwaukee. Both of these great research universities now also get less than 20 percent of their funding from the state budget.
The governor can’t hurt UW — State Journal editorial from a century ago
Wisconsin State Journal
Again the great state of Wisconsin has mothered a class through her university, and sends it forth to serve. The test of culture is not in how much you may know, but how much you may do with your knowledge.
Turmoil Raises Specter of Faculty Exodus From Public Colleges
Chronicle of Higher Education
State budget crunches and political turmoil have set off rumblings about a mass faculty exodus from public colleges in some states. High-profile defections stoke the rumors. But have professors really fled in droves?
Regents approve UW System budget increasing student fees, spending from reserves
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System will increase student fees and continue tapping controversial reserve funds under a $6.2 billion operating budget that UW’s governing Board of Regents approved Thursday afternoon.
Cramer: Politicians exploit tenure resentments
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
A job for life. ”Those are the words Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is using to describe tenure. It may be a terrible tact to take for his state’s university system, but it’s a smart move politically.
Cross Requests More Funds For Need-Based Grants At UW
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is asking the Board of Regents to approve a $19,152,300 increase to the Wisconsin Grant-UW program over the next two years.
Backing Bucky
Isthmus
At a time when UW-Madison continues to face deep state cuts and legislative attacks on its mission and integrity, a group of prominent alumni, donors and supporters has formed a new, independent advocacy organization that will lobby state government on behalf of the internationally renowned research institution–and fund candidates for office.
Aztalan dig open for public tour
Daily Jefferson County Union
AZTALAN — Ancient Aztalan was a prehistoric Native American village in southern Wisconsin occupied by Mississippian and Late Woodland peoples 800 to 1,000 years ago. Archaeological evidence suggests it was an ethnically diverse community — some residents were local to the area, but others were newcomers who brought their exotic beliefs, practices and ways of living with them.
UW Leaders Look To Offer $12.7M More In Financial Aid
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System leaders are looking to give students an additional $12.7 million in financial aid over the next biennium.
UW System wants $12.7 million more for financial aid
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin System leaders are looking to give students an additional $12.7 million in financial aid over the next biennium.
Scott Walker: No problem supporting Donald Trump, despite differences
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: ?UW System tenure: Changes to the tenure process in the UW System have sparked angry reactions across the state’s four-year campuses in recent months, with faculty at many campuses passing resolutions of no-confidence in UW System leaders.
UW leader Ray Cross to seek 33% bump in student aid funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross this week will urge the Board of Regents to seek a 33% biennial boost in need-based financial aid from the state to help resident students better afford to attend a public university in Wisconsin.
State needs strategic planning effort on future of higher education
WISC-TV 3
Retired Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin CEO Tom Hefty has long called for a major strategic planning effort on the future of Wisconsin higher education.
Scott Walker says UW tenure policy used to promise ‘jobs for life’
Politifact
Gov. Walker’s claim is judged “half true.”
No details yet for Scott Walker’s performance-based funding increase for UW System
Capital Times
After hinting this week that the state’s public higher education systems could see more support in the next budget, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he’s considering tying any funding increases to performance.
Walker suggests performance-based funding increase for UW
NBC-15
Gov. Scott Walker is indicating he may increase funding for the University of Wisconsin System and technical colleges, possibly tied to performance measures.
Scott Walker: UW System could see performance-based funding increase
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s public colleges and universities could see their funding increase in the next state budget based on how they do in certain performance measures, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday.
Wisconsin 101: Our History in Objects
Door County Pulse
Consider the stories a bowling pin from Antigo’s Vulcan Corporation might have to tell. While the average person might think in terms of the confines of a single bowling alley, another might consider its role in Wisconsin’s lumber industry, Milwaukee’s former title as “The Bowling Capital of America,” and Japan’s mid-20th century bowling boom.
Robin Vos takes aim at Chicago Bears quarterbacks and UW tenure policy
PolitiFact Wisconsin
It can be hard for Green Bay Packers fans to remember a time without consistency at the quarterback position.
Walker Drops Hint About ‘Extra Support’ To UW System
Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Scott Walker hinted Wednesday that additional support may be heading to Wisconsin’s public higher education providers.
Credit most UW professors for staying
Wisconsin State Journal
Politicians come and go. UW-Madison is here to stay — and so are the vast majority of its professors. That’s reassuring.
Walker: Judge’s Ruling Clarifies Open Records Law In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Scott Walker says a court order that directed his office to release records on proposed changes to the University of Wisconsin System’s mission statement has clarified what his administration must share with the public.
Counties oppose UW Extension reorganization
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Since the announcement of the University of Wisconsin-Extension reorganization in February, counties across the state have begun to indicate they do not support the proposed changes in theory or monetarily.
Walker releases records following court order
NBC-15
Gov. Scott Walker has released 82 pages of records he wanted to keep secret after a judge ordered them to be made public.
Scott Walker sought changes to Wisconsin Idea, emails show after judge orders release of records
Wisconsin State Journal
Records released Friday by Gov. Scott Walker’s office in response to a judge’s order make clear he sought controversial changes in 2015 to the University of Wisconsin System’s mission statement, known as the Wisconsin Idea.
Timely rains key for recovery of frostbit corn |
Wisconsin State Journal
Area farmers didn’t have to replant corn fields that were touched by frost just after the plants emerged from the soil earlier this month, but their ability to fully recover is dependent on getting timely rain at least through the early summer, a UW-Extension crops and soils specialist said.
Gov. Walker appoints 2 lawyers with Milwaukee ties to Sheboygan judicial seats
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Both Hoffmann and Borowski obtained undergraduate degrees from UW-Milwaukee and law degrees from UW-Madison, Hoffmann in 1991, Borowski in 1990.
Records: Scott Walker wanted Wisconsin Idea changes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On orders from a judge, Gov. Scott Walker on Friday released emails showing he wanted to simplify guiding principles for state universities last year as part of a sweeping higher education proposal that would have dropped the long-standing Wisconsin Idea from their mission statement.
Crystal clear: Winners emerge in crystal-growing contest
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A high school student from Fond du Lac and a team of middle school students from Berlin grew the best overall crystals in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s third annual crystal-growing contest.
UW-Madison Professor Says School’s Faculty Should Stay
Wisconsin Public Radio
Despite the budget cuts, weakened tenure protections and the general acrimony between state lawmakers and University of Wisconsin System staff, a UW-Madison professor is making the case for why faculty should stay at the school.
UW-Madison Professor: Why I’m Staying
Wisconsin Public Radio
Amid budget cuts, weakened tenure protections, and a chilly atmosphere between UW faculty and staff and Governor Walker, some of the UW System’s faculty have been looking for jobs elsewhere or receiving offers from other universities. We hear from a professor and department chair who makes the case for staying at the UW.
UW-Eau Claire Faculty Approves No-Confidence Vote On UW System Leadership
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will likely be the last campus this spring to hold a vote of no-confidence in the Board of Regents and UW System President Ray Cross.
How UW System Contributes To State Economic Development
Here and Now
Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still explains how budget cuts will continue to affect the University of Wisconsin System’s ability to contribute to economic growth in Wisconsin. Still says a bipartisan effort is necessary in order for both the state economy and UW System to thrive.
UW-Madison Professor: Why I’m Staying
Wisconsin Public Radio
Amid budget cuts, weakened tenure protections, and a chilly atmosphere between UW faculty and staff and Governor Walker, some of the UW System’s faculty have been looking for jobs elsewhere or receiving offers from other universities. We hear from a professor and department chair who makes the case for staying at the UW.
Gov. Scott Walker: Despite doom-and-gloom rhetoric, we didn’t eliminate UW tenure
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Gov. Walker: As the parent of a junior at UW-Madison, I want my son to have a great education for a reasonable price. As governor, I want that for every college student in Wisconsin.
Madison non-profit aims to enhance wellness in education
WKOW-TV 27
School is almost out for summer, but that’s not stopping a Madison non-profit from raising awareness about wellness in education communities. Breathe for Change started as a passion project for UW Madison Ph.D. student, Ilana Nankin. Now it’s helping educators in Madison and around the world.
UW-Eau Claire faculty vote no confidence
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Close to 70 percent of UW-Eau Claire faculty, or 227 staff members, voted in favor of a resolution saying they have no confidence in UW-System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents.
What’s the Real Cost of Budget Cuts in the UW System?
WORT-FM
What’s The Real Cost Of Budget Cuts In The UW System?MAY 24, 2016 BY A PUBLIC AFFAIR2With the state cutting funding to the UW system and the restructuring of the tenure system, APA asked, “What are the effects?”
Scott Walker, who cut funds to Wisconsin university system, says system has its largest budget ever
PolitiFact Wisconsin
The 2015-’16 academic year ended with pomp, circumstance — and skirmishes between Gov. Scott Walker and professors in the University of Wisconsin System.
Robin Vos: UW faculty no-confidence votes ‘a big mistake’
Capital Times
Votes of no confidence by faculty at several University of Wisconsin campuses were “a big mistake,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said earlier this month.
Thousands more trail cameras coming to Wisconsin
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Department of Natural Resources researchers hope to place as many as 6,000 motion-activated trail cameras across the state. Photos will be uploaded to a crowd-sourcing website; viewers will be asked to view them and try to identify the animals in them. The project, dubbed Snapshot Wisconsin, should provide the best idea yet of the size of animal populations and their movements, said Phil Townsend, a UW-Madison forestry professor and one of the project leaders.
Thousands more trail cameras coming to Wisconsin
WISC-TV 3
Wisconsin scientists have launched an ambitious new project that uses trail cameras to inventory wildlife and tamp down simmering questions about how many deer really roam the state.
Scott Walker, Democrats preview election arguments on UW budget cuts, tenure, tuition freeze
Wisconsin State Journal
Democrats have spent recent weeks drawing attention to budget cuts that have led to reduced services and layoffs on University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Small nuclear reactors will help cut carbon
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Paul Wilson, a professor of nuclear engineering at UW-Madison’s Engineering Physics Department, and the interim chair of the Energy Analysis and Policy program of the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies
Steven Walters: Protests by UW faculty anger GOP budget writers
Janesville Gazette
Political storm clouds are forming over how much state aid the UW System will get in the next two-year budget. And, if Republicans keep control of the Legislature in November elections, those clouds could easily turn into a red-flag storm warning.
UW Professor Explains Why She’s Leaving Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Some members of the University of Wisconsin System’s faculty have been actively looking for jobs elsewhere after the latest state budget cuts from the Legislature and ongoing tension between faculty and staff and Gov. Scott Walker.
State Insurance Board Says Process For Examining Self-Funding Is Transparent
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin’s Group Insurance Board will seek bids in July for a company to manage a possible self-insurance program.
Supreme Court admits law school grad to bar despite ‘character and fitness’ questions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Wisconsin law school graduate who was denied a license to practice here over academic misconduct and honesty issues won conditional admission to the bar Wednesday from a divided Supreme Court.
Wisconsin trail cam project goes live
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “Something like this has never been done before, not for such a large area,” said UW–Madison Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Phil Townsend, a leader on the project, in a statement released Tuesday by the university. “The number of trail cams and the spatial scale we’re working on will make this project unique.”
Rebecca Blank: ‘Dueling op-eds’ with Scott Walker dangerous for UW’s future
Capital Times
The adversarial relationship between the University of Wisconsin and Gov. Scott Walker is perilous, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank told faculty Tuesday.
Our view: Wisconsin’s higher education will drive our economy
LaCrosse Tribune
Tommy Thompson still knows how to work a room. The former Wisconsin governor thanked faculty members during a graduation ceremony last week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, calling them “some of the greatest professors in the United States of America.”