Tag: University of Wisconsin
A Message from UW System President Tommy Thompson (released before Sen Nass got stupid ideas in his head)
This video was sent out to students of UW Milwaukee on Wednesday July 28, 2021. It runs all of 34 seconds and talks about the scholarship incentives for students when their campus reaches a 70% vaccination rate. Not part of the video, but as published in other media, UW System…
WI GOP Tries To Tie One Hand Behind Tommy Thompson’s Back
After an amazingly adroit failure at selecting a new president for the University of Wisconsin system, the Board of Regents selected former Governor Tommy Thompson to act as the interim president. And the reception to the announcement among officialdom has been for the most part positive if maybe a bit…
WI Sen. Steve Nass calls exit deal for UW-Whitewater Chancellor ‘a taxpayer-funded scam’
Interesting take on a sad situation: Sen. Steve Nass calls exit deal for UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper ‘a taxpayer-funded scam’ The chancellor of UW-Whitewater was forced to resign…i.e was fired by the board of regents…for alleged sexual harassment of female employees by her husband. I am not going to go…
Under His Plan, Walker Would Have Cost Marquette Money
One of the items included in Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposed 2017 – 2019 budget is a slush fund for the University of Wisconsin. I believe the amount is $42 million and in order to get a slice, each campus needs to meet a set of criteria. Some of these…
Yes or No on Walker budget items #3
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walter posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time: 3.UW tuition cut: Should resident undergraduate tuition…
Yes or No on Walker budget items #2
In a piece at Urban Milwaukee, Steve Walters posits 12 Key State Budget Decisions with brief descriptions from Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 biennial Wisconsin budget and asks if we are for or against. I will take a stab at each one…one at a time: 2.UW tuition freeze: Should a four-year freeze…
New Mr. Obvious Among Our GOP in Madison
Here is an incredible quote stating the obvious by Republican State Representative Jesse Kremer as part of his defense of his bill to allow concealed carry in UW buildings: “How are we stopping them from carrying guns on campus?” he said. “We’re not.” Well, no of course you are not,…
Walker Tone Deaf to Irony
Cleaning off my desktop…this probably should have been written while the governor was still vying for the GOP presidential nomination…but it still outlines his inability to see the bigger picture to what he is saying/doing. Of course safely back in Wisconsin where the media regularly give him a free pass…where…
What The University of Wisconsin Is Actually Doing:
As Madison continues to debate cuts to the University of Wisconsin system as part of the state budget, there have been a couple of news items coming out of the university. One that is pretty important on the world health stage and one that is actually helping Governor Walker ‘create’…
Bucks Are More Important Than The University?
This morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel features an opinion piece by Alex Molinaroli, the chairman of Johnson Controls, Todd Teske, chairman of Briggs & Stratton Corp, and Tim Sullivan, former CEO of Bucyrus International. They were touting the proposed Bucks arena as an important asset for Milwaukee and Milwaukee regional firms…
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