MADISON, Wis. – Rules meant to help University of Wisconsin campuses more quickly fire professors convicted of crimes will not be in place for the case of a popular history professor facing a child pornography charge, officials said Monday.
The UW System Board of Regents drafted the rules in response to public outcry over a process that allowed three UW-Madison professors convicted of felonies ranging from stalking to sexual assault to remain on the payroll for several months in 2005.