UW-Milwaukee Still Hiring; No Hiring Freeze Right Now Despite Proposed Cuts Posted on February 2, 2015January 26, 2016 by Krista Flentje The UW-Milwaukee provost will not pursue a hiring freeze in Academic Affairs right now, as university officials continue to wrestle with Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cut for the UW System. The news comes from Provost Johannes Britz. His office provides academic leadership to the University. Among other things, the provost’s office handles faculty and […]
UW-Milwaukee Students Angry, Concerned about Walker Budget; Some Say They Might Transfer Posted on February 1, 2015January 26, 2016 by JAMS 320 spring 2015 reporting class UW-Milwaukee students are worried about the costs of college. Very worried. A team of student journalists from a university reporting class was assigned to randomly ask UWM students what they think about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million budget cut for the UW System. Many students told the student journalists they are already struggling to […]
UWM Chancellor to Meet Legislators, Kleefisch; Professors Want Better PR Response Posted on January 30, 2015January 26, 2016 by Graham Kilmer and Zach Mathe UW-Milwaukee is considering strategic budget cuts as opposed to a systemic cut to the entire institution, the provost told the Faculty Senate Thursday. And the UWM chancellor announced a plan to try to meet with 32 legislators in the next month, as well as a planned lunch with the lieutenant governor, as administrators try to counter […]
Chancellor Defends Workload, Shared Governance, Unaware of Walker Remarks Posted on January 29, 2015August 9, 2021 by Graham Kilmer and Jordyn Noennig UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone said late Wednesday afternoon that he had not heard Gov. Scott Walker’s comments earlier that day on faculty workload but stressed that he’s “never met a harder working faculty and staff than at UWM.” Listen to the Mone audio here: Asked about Walker’s comments that faculty should teach more, he added, […]
UW-Milwaukee Could Face Layoffs, Building Closures, Slowdown on Admissions Posted on January 27, 2015January 26, 2016 by Graham Kilmer If the budget proposal put forth by Gov. Scott Walker to cut $300 million from the UW System passes, three months from now, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee could face layoffs, building closures, a hiring freeze, or a slowdown on the admission of the new freshman class, according to the powerful UWM University Committee. Committee members […]
UW Could Face $300 Million Revenue Loss, Changes to Tenure, Shared Governance Posted on January 23, 2015January 26, 2016 by Graham Kilmer The UW System could face a budget cut resulting in $300 million in lost revenue – although the number is still uncertain – as well as sweeping changes that might imperil the engrained traditions of shared governance and tenure. In addition, there are moves to make the UW a “public authority” – more autonomous from […]