Statement on UW System President Finalist

[PDF version for download here] AAUP Wisconsin expresses its strong opposition to the selection of University of Alaska System President Jim Johnsen as the sole finalist for the position of UW System President. The faculty at both the Anchorage and Fairbanks campuses of the Alaska system voted no confidence in Johnsen’s leadership in 2017, and…

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Statement on Regent Listening Sessions on COVID-19 Blueprint

[PDF version for download here] The UW System Board of Regents has announced a series of virtual listening sessions for governance representatives to offer feedback on President Cross’s Blueprint for the UW System Beyond COVID-19. These hastily arranged online meetings are yet more shared governance theater from a Board that has shown little but contempt…

Statement on UW System President Ray Cross’s “Blueprint for the UW System Beyond COVID-19”

[PDF version for download here] UW System President Ray Cross’s “Blueprint for the University of Wisconsin System Beyond COVID-19,” announced on May 7, proposes an aggressive consolidation and elimination of programs across the UW System beginning as early as the 2021–22 academic year, leading to what President Cross calls “inevitable” employee layoffs. President Cross’s Blueprint…

AAUP Wisconsin / AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education Council Joint Statement on UW System President Search

[PDF version for download here] On October 25, UW System President Ray Cross announced his retirement. Just one week later, Regent President Drew Petersen unveiled the search committee for the next UW System President. In a break from past practice, the announced search committee contains no faculty, staff, or students (apart from one student Regent).…

Statement on Proposed Revisions to Chapter UWS 17

[PDF version for download here] In October 2017, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents adopted Regent Policy Document 4-21, which prohibits “misconduct that materially and substantially disrupt[s] the free expression of others” and “[p]rotests and demonstrations that materially and substantially disrupt the rights of others to engage in or listen to expressive activity.”…