Ed. This has been coming for some time and may be coming to the UW near you! The issue is not just giving UW (either one) the ability to raise tuition. Privatiziing public ivies will inevitably mean decreasing access to students from our own state(s). See other TA posts on privatization. March[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wisconsin’
Pro-Union Demo Rocks State Capitol
Pro-labor demonstrators march on the State Capitol, Olympia, 2/26/11. Photo copyright 2011 by Larry Neil Demonstrator at Labor Rally, Olympia, WA, 2/26/11 - Photo copyright 2011 by Larry Neilson.son. OLYMPIA, February 26 -- Some 2,500 braved sub-freezing temperatures and several inches of sn[...]
February 26th, 2011 - 11:20 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
AAUP: What Should The UW Admin Say About Cuts?
Reposted from AAUP listserv Ed. Duane Storti is a a UW Professor well known to many for his efforts to force the UW administration to follow the faculty code. Ana Mari Cauce, Dean of Arts and Sciences, is well respected as a wise commentator on UW affairs. She is also a member of the President[...]
February 22nd, 2011 - 11:52 am § in America
Walker Blames the Victims
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been blaming the public workers for the problems of their pension system. Let's get this straight: the pension system insolvency was caused by the banksters' enticing public investors to pony up for worthless "mortgage-backed securities" in the run-up to the Crash of [...]
February 21st, 2011 - 1:22 pm § in America
We Are Wisconsin
Here are a couple of links for following the ongoing people's takeover of the Madison State House.[...]
A Conservative View of Wisconsin
Unions vs the People by Tim Carney, Washington Examiner Ed. Mr. Carney does make a reasonable case. The problem, of course, is that he is one sided. The issues n Wisconsin are not just whether the public unions are special interest groups. That is obviously true. The real problem is that[...]