A group of professors, staffers and students from University of Wisconsin campuses statewide urged UW System president Ray Cross to withdraw support for sweeping changes to the universities proposed by Gov. Scott Walker, calling for a two-year moratorium.
UW professors urge Ray Cross to withdraw support for new UW public authority
Ray Cross started his job as UW System president in February with a promise to spend more time at the State Capitol and make changes to the System to make it more efficient and transparent. He's shown here in February at the State Capitol.
The UW System president tells the legislative budget committee he favors Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to turn the 26-campus system into an ind…
Cross' answer was short — "Yes" — and came in response to a question from Richard Grusin, a UW-Milwaukee English professor who started an onli…
Just call him Ray caught-in-the-Cross-fire.
University of Wisconsin officials had objected to changes.
Facing a massive backlash, Gov. Scott Walker retreated Wednesday from a proposal to wipe out the language at the foundation of the Wisconsin Idea.
Wisconsin is one of a handful of states that hasn't restored higher education funding in this fiscal year to where it was in 2009-2010.
Ray Cross says he is "frustrated" by the governor's comments that faculty should teach more classes.
The governor made the suggestion Wednesday in response to concerns about a $300 million cut to the UW System.
State lawmakers responded mostly, but not exclusively, along party lines to Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to cut funding to the University of W…
The governor is proposing a $300 million cut in exchange for more autonomy for the 26-campus system.
"You adapt or you die," said Noel Radomski. Four of the previous five state budgets made significant cuts to the UW budget, according to the n…
The chancellor responds to a State Journal report that Gov. Walker is considering giving the UW System more flexibility.
But he won't expand on the internal discussions until his Feb. 3 budget address.
Speaker Robin Vos had sought the papers before making committee assignments.
The universities would operate as a public authority, under an idea being discussed.
The suggestion might win over lawmakers skeptical that more autonomy for the University of Wisconsin System would lead to runaway tuition increases.
The governor said specifics will come when he presents his 2015-17 budget.
Gov. Scott Walker said a proposed change to the 'Wisconsin Idea' in his 2015-17 budget was a "drafting error."
The System released emails to the State Journal under the state's open records law.
