A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved UW-Madison’s new tenure policy
Regents committee approves UW-Madison tenure plan
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UPDATE: Regents committee signs off on tuition increases
NBC-15
A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved a plan to raise nonresident and graduate tuition at five campuses.
UPDATE: Regents committee approves UW-Madison tenure plan
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A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved UW-Madison’s new tenure policy.
Regents committee passes new UW-Madison tenure policy, with changes
Wisconsin State Journal
A new UW-Madison tenure policy written by faculty members is poised to pass the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents after a series of changes that make it compatible with a System policy governing all state campuses.
Regents panel approves new UW-Madison tenure policies
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After nearly a year of turmoil over weakening faculty tenure protections, it took nine minutes for a committee of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to give preliminary approval Thursday to the first campus-specific policies that will put changes into place.
UW Regents Won’t Hear Presentation On Budget Cut Impacts
Wisconsin Public Radio
A group of Democratic state lawmakers are slamming a decision to scrap a presentation on how budget cut are affecting University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Former chancellor Donna Shalala to address women’s summit at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Former UW-Madison chancellor Donna Shalala will be keynote speaker at a global summit for women at the university.
Voter ID law has large impact on college students
AP
MADISON — The huge voter turnout in the Wisconsin primary could have been even higher without the state’s new photo identification requirement, voter advocacy groups said Wednesday.
A Thin Line Divides Engaging With Activists and Alienating Them
Chronicle of Higher Education
Patrick Sims, vice provost for diversity and climate at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, decided last week that he had had enough.When he received a picture of a racial slur, scrawled on notebook paper, that had reportedly been slipped under a freshman’s dorm-room door, Mr. Sims did something unusual for a campus administrator. He recorded a video.
Voting at UW-Madison went relatively smoothly, officials say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In spite of Tuesday’s record turnout, the wait to vote at UW-Madison polling locations remained manageable, officials there said.University officials stressed that delays for the campus locations didn’t hit the one and two hour waits seen at UW-Green Bay and Marquette University at some points Tuesday.“The city clerk’s office tells us the max wait time was about 15 minutes,” spokeswoman Meredith McGlone said.
UW-Madison loses national ranking for graduate engineering after reporting incorrect data
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin—Madison’s engineering school misreported data for the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate School” rankings for 2017, self-reported the discrepancies before the data was released to the public, and lost its tie for a No. 14 ranking.
UW-Madison engineering program stripped of national ranking over incorrect admission rate
Wisconsin State Journal
U.S. News and World Report has stripped UW-Madison’s graduate engineering program of its top-15 national ranking after learning the university submitted incorrect figures for its acceptance rate that made the program seem more selective than it actually was.
Badgers men’s hockey: Tony Granato introduced as UW’s coach
Wisconsin State Journal
When Barry Alvarez began his search for the successor to Mike Eaves as University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach, his short list consisted of three names.
Wednesday afternoon one name not on that list, Tony Granato, was officially introduced as the fifth head coach in the program’s modern history.
$35M Will Help UW South Pole Project Try To Unlock More Cosmic Secrets
Wisconsin Public Radio
A University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist says much work is ahead for the UW’s neutrino project at the South Pole now that it’s won a $35 million grant to continue detecting high-energy cosmic particles.
Cold cash for IceCube; UW gets $35M contract renewal for South Pole observatory
Wisconsin State Journal
Chill the champagne, IceCube will stay frozen for another five years.
From mice to monkeys, animal models hold the key to battling Zika
STAT News
At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, infectious disease researcher David O’Connor — who described the reaction among scientists when Zika first made news as, “Oh my gosh, we know nothing about this” — started infecting macaques last month and has been sharing his data online as it arrives.
Barbs and battles as presidential campaign heats up in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: During a speech Monday afternoon on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Clinton took aim at Republicans who have erected a blockade against President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Clinton singled out GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin for his part in preventing the confirmation of Merrick Garland.
Slew of anti-abortion laws may thwart Zika research
Politico
The furor from the Planned Parenthood sting videos is driving a tide of bills, which range from outright bans on research using aborted tissue to prohibitions on donating the tissue. Story quotes UW-Madison’s Alta Charo and Robert Golden.
James Baughman remembered as popular journalism professor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Facing a room full of students the day after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, professor James Baughman distilled decades of studying the history of mass communications into one assignment: Write about it, he told the class. Like Ernie Pyle writing about the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Or CBS News radio correspondent Edward Murrow reporting from London as the Nazis’ bombs fell. Baughman “just came in and scrapped everything and said this is what you’re doing,” recalled Jason Stein, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter who took one of Baughman’s classes as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Changes to tenure, budget and Regents show extent of Scott Walker’s impact on UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Scott Walker has had a bigger impact on Wisconsin’s public universities than any governor in decades, and he is among the most aggressive governors in the country in reshaping higher education, experts say.
Congressional inquiry seeks the names and identities of fetal tissue researchers
Inside Higher Education
Scholars are expressing concern about government and other third-party inquiries targeting researchers working in controversial fields. The alarm grew on Thursday with the disclosure that a special House committee investigation is seeking the names of researchers and graduate students working with fetal tissue — including that obtained via abortions.
Erik Iverson named head of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Erik Iverson, president of business and operations for the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle, has been hired to head the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Iverson will succeed Carl E. Gulbrandsen, who since 2000 has been managing director of WARF, the licensing and patenting organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He will start July 1, following Gulbrandsen’s retirement on June 30.
WARF board chooses former Gates Foundation attorney Erik Iverson as its new leader
Wisconsin State Journal
The WARF board of trustees announced the appointment Wednesday, to take effect July 1. Iverson’s salary was not disclosed. He will succeed Carl Gulbrandsen, who has led WARF since 2000 and plans to retire on June 30.
Following Brussels Attack, U.S. Universities Reach Out To Students Abroad
Huffington Post
Following Tuesday’s deadly explosions in Brussels, major American universities with study abroad programs scrambled to locate students who are currently in Europe.
Joy Cardin: University Officials And Students Address #TheRealUW
Wisconsin Public Radio
After University of Wisconsin-Madison students return from spring break, a university-wide town hall will be held to address issues regarding the number of reported incidents of race and bias on campus. Joy Cardin’s guest reporter discusses the recent string of cases and how UW officials and students are reacting, including the use of the social media hastag #TheRealUW. Then, she talks with UW-Madison’s chief diversity officer about the concerns and additional steps the university is taking to address the campus’ cultural climate. She also hears from a UW-Madison student about her on-campus experiences with racism as a Latina.
American students studying in Paris react to the latest terrorist attacks
USA TODAY College
The terrorist attacks at an airport and metro stop in Brussels on Tuesday that killed more than 31 people and wounded at least 150 has prompted heightened terror alerts across Europe, in the U.S. and around the world, USA TODAY reports.
Badgers beat Xavier; Headed to Sweet 16
AP (via Channel3000.com)
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard never lost confidence in Bronson Koenig, even when he struggled in the Big Ten Tournament and failed to hit a 3-pointer in an NCAA Tournament win over Pittsburgh. Gard proved just how much he believed in him Sunday night.
Mike Eaves relieved of duties after 14 seasons as UW Men’s Hockey Coach
WKOW TV
Mike Eaves has been relieved of his duties as the UW Men’s Hockey coach after 14 seasons, according to Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez.
Mike Eaves fired as UW men’s hockey coach
Channel3000.com
University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez has fired men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves after 14 seasons, UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Friday.
Badgers men’s hockey: Wisconsin fires coach Mike Eaves after 14 seasons
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin announced Friday that it has fired men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves. Eaves led the Badgers program for 14 seasons and helped UW win its sixth NCAA title in 2006. The Badgers also reached the 2010 NCAA championship game. He finishes with a career record of 267-225-66.
Wisconsin’s Tenure Battle Shifts to Campuses
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The fight over the University of Wisconsin system’s tenure and layoff policies is not over yet. Faculty leaders there hope to regain at the campus level what they just lost at the state level: a guaranteed say in any decisions to jettison academic programs and their tenured professors.
Racial Harassment Prompts Policy Changes At UW-Madison
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are responding to a racially charged incident last week in which a male student verbally assaulted and spat on a black female student.
UW-Madison leader launches steps to blunt ‘troubling string’ of hate incidents
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Citing “a troubling string” of hate and bias incidents, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced she would accelerate the hiring of two mental health professionals dedicated to diversity and climate, roll out a program to teach students cultural competency and step up efforts to encourage students to report such incidents.
Another day, another bias incident at UW-Madison
Isthmus
UW-Madison police are investigating an act of racist vandalism that was committed earlier this week on campus, officials confirmed Wednesday.
As reports of discrimination pile up, Blank announces new initiatives
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison freshman Synovia Knox was in a Sellery hallway with several friends from the 9th Cohort of First Wave the night before their Line Breaks performance that covered issues of racism, classism and sexism—when a male resident shoved her and spat in her face.
During the assault, the aggressor, who was intoxicated, hurled hateful language about race and socioeconomic status at Knox and three other First Wave scholars: Maryam Muhammad, Nora Laine Herzog and Francisco Velazquez.
UW-Madison taking action after recent discrimination incidents
WKOW TV
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she is taking action after several recent cases of discrimination on campus.
In an open letter to the UW-Madison community, Blank announced several expanded or accelerated initiatives to which she intends to devote time and resources.
Discrimination incidents spark hashtag on UW campus
Channel3000.com
A trending hashtag has popped up on Twitter following University of Wisconsin-Madison’s third incident of discrimination in the last month. Students are using #TheRealUW to share their own experiences of discrimination on campus, saying they would otherwise go overlooked by the university.
UW-Madison students of color share stories of bias with #TheRealUW hashtag
Capital Times
#TheRealUW hashtag, previously a moribund catchall for sports, was reignited after an incident at Sellery Hall over the weekend, when a resident allegedly spit in the face of an African-American woman who also lived there and derided her for her race, gender and scholarship status.
UW-Madison responds to student calls to address diversity issues on campus
Wisconsin State Journal
Following a string of racially related incidents at UW-Madison this year, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced a set of new initiatives Tuesday to encourage cultural awareness and improve mental health resources on campus.
Recruiting from the reservation: UW boosts effort to train Native American medical students
Wisconsin State Journal
In high school near Green Bay, Justin Meyers worked at a hospital, delivering food to patients. In college, at UW-Madison, he joined Air Force ROTC. His dream of becoming a doctor won out over thoughts of being a fighter pilot. But he didn’t know any doctors like him, a Native American. At UW School of Medicine and Public Health, he talked to two Native American doctors who encouraged him to apply.
Financial, educational considerations at odds as regents pass tenure resolutions
Daily Cardinal
Despite visible discontent from faculty members in the room, the UW System Board of Regents passed three resolutions regarding tenure policy at its meeting Thursday.
UW Regents approve tenure changes
AP (via Channel3000.com)
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has adopted policy changes that will weaken tenure protections. The Republican-authored state budget stripped tenure protections from state law. The regents adopted the statutory language as policy but created a task force to recommend changes.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has adopted policy changes that will weaken tenure protections
AP (via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
University of Wisconsin System officials signed off on new, weaker tenure protections Thursday despite warnings from faculty that the move will chill academic freedom in classrooms and lead to mass layoffs.
Regents OK tenure policy despite faculty concerns
WisBusiness.com
UW System President Ray Cross dismissed concerns from faculty that tenure is now weaker in Wisconsin.
U of Wisconsin Board of Regents approves new tenure policies, despite faculty concerns
Inside Higher Education
Rejecting a set of amendments that faculty members argued would have preserved tenure as they know it, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Thursday new tenure policies to fill a hole left by recent changes in state law.
U of Wisconsin Board of Regents approves new tenure policies, despite faculty concerns
Inside Higher Education
Rejecting a set of amendments that faculty members argued would have preserved tenure as they know it, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved Thursday new tenure policies to fill a hole left by recent changes in state law.
UW Board of Regents approves new tenure policies
Wisconsin Radio Network
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved controversial changes to system tenure and layoff policies, even though faculty members have warned that it could make it harder to recruit or attract top talent to institutions statewide.
UW Regents OK new tenure policy after tense session
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents sent a clear message Thursday that cost cannot be separated from educational merit when deciding whether to shut down an academic program and potentially lay off faculty members.
Regents approve new policies for UW tenure over professors’ objections
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved new policies for faculty tenure and performance reviews on Thursday over the objections of professors who said the new rules will make it easier for administrators to deal with budget cuts by laying them off.
UW Regent Jose Vasquez resists pressure to change tenure; blames state for fiscal crisis
Capital Times
Jose Vasquez did not mince words as his fellow members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a controversial package of tenure policies Thursday. He said he would not tamper with a system that isn’t broken.
Dalai Lama brings message of peace, nonviolence to Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Richard Davidson, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds and a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the Dalai Lama’s main message to the audience was that “we need to take responsibility now for cultivating positive qualities like kindness and compassion.”
UW Regents set for vote on new faculty tenure policies
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is expected to vote Thursday on new policies for faculty tenure and performance reviews, potentially bringing to a close a major piece of the lengthy and controversial process of rewriting tenure protections that started last summer.
U of Wisconsin Regents Consider New Tenure Policies
Inside Higher Education
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents votes today on new tenure, posttenure review and faculty layoff policies to close gaps in tenure protections created by a new state law.
UW–Madison Chancellor Talks Tuition, Diversity And Budget Cuts
Here & Now
As part of our View from the Top conversation series, Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Rebecca Blank, chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, about the challenges she faces in leading the school.
UW Regents Take Up Controversial Tenure Policies
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is set to vote Thursday on a new tenure policy for the system, but professors and others are still lobbying for last-minute changes to the plan.
Professor: UW System tenure task force wasn’t asked to endorse final policy proposal
Capital Times
At its meeting Thursday, the Board of Regents will take up the proposal as part of a package of three policies on tenure, post-tenure review and layoffs due to financial emergency or program discontinuance.
Badgers men’s basketball: Greg Gard ‘so proud’ to be UW’s coach
Wisconsin State Journal
After spending 12 weeks as an interim coach, Gard was rewarded with a five-year deal that will pay him $1.75 million in the first year and increase $50,000 each additional year. Gard began his news conference by saying it was an “extremely special moment for me” and his family. He went on to thank several people, a group that included family, friends, UW administrators, support staff and former coaches, including Bo Ryan.
Amid tenure debate, UW System campuses say faculty departures rise
wisbusiness.com
University of Wisconsin System faculty declared tenure all but dead this summer when GOP lawmakers removed it from state statutes. Months later, some say that’s still the case, even under a new policy the Board of Regents will vote on this week. Unless the policy sees some changes, critics say, it will continue to drive the UW System’s top researchers and professors away from its 27 institutions.
UW-Madison Spends Nearly $9M To Keep Faculty
Wisconsin Public Radio
An open records request by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that the University of Wisconsin-Madison spent $8.72 million in retention packages to keep faculty members from accepting outside job offers. The majority of that money took the form of research support, such as funding for research assistants or new lab equipment. Less than a million went to pay raises.
Wisconsin hires Greg Gard, gives him five-year contract
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Greg Gard leads Wisconsin into the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament later this week he will do so as the Badgers’ full-time head coach.