Today the UW System Board of Regents voted unanimously to incorporate language from current state law on faculty tenure into regent policy. System President Ray Cross said the move does not mean a shift away from …
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Chancellor Blank statement on tenure
Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement on tenure on Wednesday, June 3. “In the wake of the Joint Committee on Finance’s omnibus motion on the UW System budget, I have heard legitimate questions and …
Regents to consider tenure policy Thursday
The Education Committee of the UW System Board of Regents will consider a proposed policy on tenure at its meeting Thursday in Milwaukee. Proposed Regent tenure policy
Regents to discuss recent budget actions Thursday, Friday
The latest legislative actions affecting the UW system – including a reduction in the proposed state funding cut and changes to shared governance and tenure – will be discussed by the UW System Board of …
Summary of the Joint Finance motion
UW System has prepared a summary of the omnibus motion passed Friday by the Joint Finance Committee. JFC Action on the UW System 2015-17 Budget
Media coverage of Joint Finance action
Associated Press: Panel votes to cut UW budget by $250 million, eliminate tenure Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: GOP plan reduces cuts to UW System funding WISC-TV, Madison: UW budget cuts reduced, tenure eliminated from law Wisconsin …
Statement of Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Joint Finance vote
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank made the following statement following the Joint Committee on Finance’s 12-4 vote to pass UW System’s budget proposal.
Statements of UW System on JFC motion
UW System President Ray Cross issued a statement Friday afternoon on the proposed Joint Finance motion being considered. Cross and Regents Vice President Regina Millner issued a second statement on JFC proposed changes to shared …
Omnibus motion on UW System budget released
The Joint Finance Committee has released an omnibus motion on the UW System budget. The omnibus motion can be viewed here. The committee is scheduled to take up the motion today. The meeting can be …
Chamber presidents call for reduction of UW System cuts
Funding cuts to the University of Wisconsin System would stall a vital economic engine in Wisconsin, presidents from 10 Chambers of Commerce across Wisconsin said in a letter to the Joint Finance Committee. The letter, signed by …