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 traditional tenure protections, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. “We want to guarantee that tenure remains as a tenet and a …
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 concerns coming from all segments of our campus community about the proposed changes to tenure. Tenure allows faculty the freedom …
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
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 Regents at its meeting in Milwaukee this week. Live video streaming is scheduled Thursday from 1:15 to 4 p.m. and …
After months of public debate over a $300 million proposed budget cut to the UW System in the 2015-2017 biennium, the Joint Committee on Finance Friday reduced the cut by $50 million, but also adopted significant changes to shared governance and tenure protections. The committee passed on a vote of 12-4 an omnibus motion that …
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
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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. 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.
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 governance and tenure. After the committee vote, Regent President Michael Falbo released a statement.
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 viewed on WisconsinEye.