Monday, May 27, 2019

GET ME REWRITE: UW administrators look to tighten control, choke academic freedom



Reported in What does it mean to be a UW-Madison professor? New job titles will change its meaning. (Madison.ocm, 5/27/2019)
Some faculty members are concerned the changes strip away the sanctity of the professor title and could eventually lead to fewer tenured positions on campus. The changes, they say, cede more control to administrators at a time when shared governance has been weakened in recent years.

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UPDATE: Just so you know, the UW Board of Regents is still full of members of the Scott Walker donors' club.  (5/26/2019)

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