GET ME REWRITE: UW Board of Regents president Andrew Petersen earns a big fat 'F" in leadership for botched hiring process

Some of this failure can't be attributed to Scott Walker's shameful legacy as governor.

Reported in University of Wisconsin System search for new leader in shambles as lone finalist Jim Johnsen withdraws.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/12/2020)

What's worse.  The decision came mere hours before the nine-member search committee chaired by UW Regent Vice President Michael Grebe (meet Dad!) was set to meet in closed session to consider recommending the full board make Johnsen a formal offer.

Original 11/8/2019 post, "What else would you expect from a GOP-infused UW System Board of Regents?" starts here.

Source:  Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

Member biographies found here

Breaking precedent, UW System presidential search panel has no faculty, academic staff.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/8/2019)

The nine people who will identify System President Ray Cross’ successor are the smallest in number and least diverse presidential search committee going back at least to the early 1990s. The committee’s pick will oversee the state’s public university system, its 167,000 students and an annual budget of $6.3 billion. The next leader will also inherit lingering tension with faculty and staff who believe the Regents have not advocated strongly enough against controversial, Republican-promoted laws and policies in recent years, such as the weakening of shared governance principles, the removal of tenure protections from state law and large budget cuts.

A 2018 portrait

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

2018
Ray Cross is smiling but most people who read this article are not.  (7/5/2018)
UPDATE.  The leaky Ray Cross.  (2/27/2018)

2017
UPDATE. Your UW Board of Regents: Totally owned by Scott Walker.  (10/8/2017)
Scott Walker omits key fact in press release announcing traditional student representative to UW Board of Regents.  (4/30/2017)
Dear UW System Board of Regents appointee, Is writing campaign contribution checks a kitchen table thing, too?  (4/18/2017)
Michael T. Jones: UW Regents appointee, high-powered lawyer, big GOP donor, recuser-to-be.  (4/18/2017)
UPDATE: UW System Board of Regents campaign donation table gets even redder as of June 1.  (3/30/2017)

2016
Ray Cross sez he's gotta wear shades.  (5/16/2016)
More specifically, Lapdog Cross has the support of Walker appointees and GOP donors.  (5/11/2016)
Meet Ray Cross, cuddly little furball.   (5/10/2016)
Ray Cross lobbies for additional 'no confidence' votes.  (5/7/2016)
Meet the deleter, Alex Hummel: Communication is his game.  (4/18/2016)
Regents leadership Ray Cross consulted are members of GOP donors' club.  (4/7/2016)
UW Board of Regents rubberstamps Walker's tenure policy changes with 'task force' flourish.  (3/10/2016)
Education Committee chair of Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System has donated $10,400 to Scott Walker.  (2/5/2016)