WEST BEND – University of Wisconsin System regents said Thursday that they will put new limits on how universities grant backup positions and paid leaves to administrators, as they began reviewing personnel policies that have come under scrutiny.
Representatives of the 17-member board also indicated they would try to speed up the firing of employees convicted of felonies as part of an effort to restore public confidence in the 13 four-year universities they govern.
In all, regents said, negative coverage of the system’s missteps in recent weeks had added up to erode public support for university funding and distract the schools from their teaching and research missions.