** Faculty at UW-Parkside voted Friday to take the unusual step of dissolving the institutionâ??s Teacher Education Department and suspending further admission to the schoolâ??s teacher preparation program. For those who donâ??t follow the world of academia, thatâ??s a drastic move.
** Faculty members at UW-Superior voted overwhelmingly to unionize and will now be represented by a campus chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. Gov. Jim Doyle gave members of the University of Wisconsin System the right to unionize last year when he signed the state budget. The vote at UW-Superior was the first on unionization within the UW System, but AFT has organizing drives under way at other institutions, with a vote upcoming at UW-Eau Claire.
** Is higher education a benefit an individual should pay for? Or is it a public good that should be supported by your tax dollars?