Collection of News Articles and Multimedia Clips from News Sources pertaining to funding issues at the University of Wisconsin.<br /> <br /> CAPE is the Coalition for Affordable Public Education. We are an organization made up of UW-Madison and UW-System faculty, academic staff, labor groups, graduate students, undergraduate students, community leaders and alumni. Though we are a diverse group, we are united by the belief that accessible, affordable and high-quality public education and vibrant research programs are of crucial importance to both our universities and Wisconsin. http://www.coalitionforuw.org/ en-us Thu, 31 May 2007 20:02:47 -0500 Thu, 31 May 2007 20:02:43 -0500 http://www.coalitionforuw.org/images/100_capeLogo_ltGry72.jpg http://www.coalitionforuw.org/ CAPE is the Coalition for Affordable Public Education. We are an organization made up of UW-Madison and UW-System faculty, academic staff, labor groups, graduate students, undergraduate students, community leaders and alumni. Though we are a diverse group, we are united by the belief that accessible, affordable and high-quality public education and vibrant research programs are of crucial importance to both our universities and Wisconsin. 100 100 Increasingly, graduate students at UW-Madison are scrambling to get their hands on scarce and meager funding, especially those studying humanities. Even students lucky enough to come in with guaranteed teaching or research positions must work for some of the lowest salaries within the UW's peer institutions. http://www.madison.com/tct/news/293053 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/293053 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Who would not want to be a fly on the wall during this week’s meeting between flame-throwing University of Wisconsin System critic Rep. Steve Nass and Biddy Martin, the new chancellor at UW-Madison? http://www.spooneronline.com/articles/2008/06/19/opinions_and_comments/doc48591576538bd406211369.txt http://www.spooneronline.com/articles/2008/06/19/opinions_and_comments/doc48591576538bd406211369.txt Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 The great challenge facing the great state University of Wisconsin is to forge a 21st century variation on the Wisconsin Idea -- the relationship between the UW and the state that enriched both during much of the 20th century. http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/289024 http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/289024 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Carolyn Martin Brings Diverse Background: Now that the University of Wisconsin has named Carolyn "Biddy" Martin as the new chancellor, her selection might mean changes in for university funding. http://www.channel3000.com/education/16430953/detail.html http://www.channel3000.com/education/16430953/detail.html Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Carolyn "Biddy" Martin isn't unfamiliar with the numerous challenges she'll face when she becomes the next chancellor at UW-Madison. http://www.madison.com/tct/news/288672 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/288672 Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Education committee leaders in both houses of the state Legislature said they hoped the choice of Carolyn Martin to lead UW-Madison would help solve funding problems for the university in tight financial times. http://www.madison.com/tct/news/CTstaging/288609 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/CTstaging/288609 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 RAPIDLY, THE financial distinction between a public higher education and a private college or university is disappearing. At a time when education may be most important - the golden ticket to tomorrow's high-tech economy - costs are rising faster than families can absorb. http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2008/03/10/editorials/edit01.txt http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2008/03/10/editorials/edit01.txt Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Almost all public- and private-sector employees in the state of Wisconsin have the right to organize a union in their workplace if they win the support of a majority of their co-workers. But according to state law, 17,000 University of Wisconsin faculty and academic staff belong to a subclass of workers unworthy of the right to bargain collectively. Yet we still wonder why so many great professors leave UW for other schools every year. http://badgerherald.com/oped/2008/03/10/legislators_leave_uw.php http://badgerherald.com/oped/2008/03/10/legislators_leave_uw.php Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 This week the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents are meeting. A major issue on the table is tuition, including plans to vary tuition based on campus attended, family income, and adjusting aid formulas. http://www.waxingamerica.com/2008/03/lack-of-state-s.html http://www.waxingamerica.com/2008/03/lack-of-state-s.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are opening up their wallets to provide financial aid for low- to middle-income students, hoping to fuel a push for more access to the state's flagship university at a time when tuition has squeezed some out. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=725633 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=725633 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 The University of Wisconsin System is looking at a variety of tuition options as a way of increasing access to college while also gaining more revenue if state budgets slide. http://www.madison.com/tct/news/275113 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/275113 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Attendees of the University of Wisconsin’s Search and Screen Committee’s open forum Tuesday said they want the next chancellor to take the university to the next level. http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/02/27/forum_reveals_campus.php http://badgerherald.com/news/2008/02/27/forum_reveals_campus.php Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Professor Tom Dubois and grad students Kaja Rebane and Ray Hsu discuss the funding crisis for grad students at the UW and its negative implications for the state of Wisconsin on WORT radio! http://216.153.251.197/parchive/pls.php?mp3fil=5895615 http://216.153.251.197/parchive/pls.php?mp3fil=5895615 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Larry Meiller and guests discuss the value and benefits of Graduate Students at the University. He's joined by UW-Madison Professors Mike Bell of Rural Sociology, Jim Leary of Folklore and Scandinavian studies, and Bill Tracy from Agronomy. http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/mlr/mlr070927f.rm http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/mlr/mlr070927f.rm Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley warned the Joint Finance Committee Tuesday that if the university does not receive necessary funding in the new budget, serious midyear cuts will be made. http://badgerherald.com/news/2007/09/27/chancellor_draws_out.php http://badgerherald.com/news/2007/09/27/chancellor_draws_out.php Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Decline in grant funding hurts young researchers here http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=8306 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=8306 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Dear Editor: UW-Madison is enduring a devastating financial crisis. Recent articles have focused on the exodus of many top faculty, but another aspect is equally important: Our ability to fund graduate education is collapsing. UW-Madison has some of the world's premier graduate programs, and to continue to excel at teaching, research and service to the state of Wisconsin, we must continue to attract and keep top graduate students. http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/202574 http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/letters/202574 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Northeastern Wisconsin took center stage in state budget wrangling Tuesday, as Gov. Jim Doyle and higher education officials delivered a scathing denunciation of the Republican Assembly plan. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/GPG0101/707180564/1207/GPGnews http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070718/GPG0101/707180564/1207/GPGnews Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 I hope the Republicans who control the state Assembly were just playing silly political games last week when they voted to slash a host of state programs for the most vulnerable among us and then lopped off a crippling $120 million from the University of Wisconsin budget. Because if they are actually serious about the draconian budget they passed, then we might just as well kiss our world-class university goodbye. http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/201508 http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/201508 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Congratulations to the State Journal for its informative, if belated, Sunday story on the decline of UW-Madison. As a professor emeritus of political science at Madison (1969-2001), I feel the situation is worse than described http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/other/index.php?ntid=200076&ntpid=2 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/other/index.php?ntid=200076&ntpid=2 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Funding issues at the UW are causing many professors to look for work elsewhere http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=199729 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=199729 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 MADISON-- Investing in Wisconsin’s higher education through the University of Wisconsin System should be a “no-brainer,” but that’s not the case these days. http://www.spooneradvocate.com/placed/index.php?story_id=233346 http://www.spooneradvocate.com/placed/index.php?story_id=233346 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Several years of flat state funding for the University of Wisconsin System have contributed to higher tuition, cuts in programming and more risk of losing star faculty to other universities. http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=183567 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=183567 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Madison - Key legislators vowed Tuesday to keep a program that waives tuition for military veterans in graduate programs, reversing a money-saving recommendation by the Legislature's budget committee. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=619026 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=619026 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin ranks near the bottom of the nation when it comes to per-person spending on the arts, according to a new study showing that segment of the U.S. economy which drives billions of dollars and millions of jobs. http://www.madison.com/tct/news/182399 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/182399 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 With a stunning exodus of faculty members this year, some wonder if UW-Madison can maintain its world class standing. That's the topic after seven with Gene Purcell and his guest. GUEST: Joe Soss, professor of political science, University of Wisconsin. http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/jca/jca070605b.rm http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/jca/jca070605b.rm Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 • More than 115 professors reported receiving outside offers last year • Departing professors say the university lacks resources • Administrators say some departments are in crisis because of the losses • Governor Jim Doyle has proposed creating a $10 million fund to retain faculty http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/06/05/fleeing.faculty.ap/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/06/05/fleeing.faculty.ap/index.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin's governor has a plan to increase the number of engineers, nurses and teachers in the state. The price tag for that and other educational goals: $225 million dollars. Governor Jim Doyle and UW System officials are urging the legislature to approve more money to recruit additional faculty, open up more spots for students and provide more financial aid. Shamane Mills reports… http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/news/news070531sm.rm http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/news/news070531sm.rm Thu, 31 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Jim Doyle called on lawmakers Wednesday to support his plan to increase funding for the University of Wisconsin System, warning the universities need "a major investment" to remain competitive. Doyle used an appearance at UW-Madison to try to build support for his plan to spend an additional $225 million for the UW System and financial aid, a request the Legislature's budget committee is expected to consider in the coming days. http://www.gazetteextra.com/doyleuw053107.asp http://www.gazetteextra.com/doyleuw053107.asp Thu, 31 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 The Governor is calling on lawmakers to increase funding for Wisconsin colleges and universities. Governor Jim Doyle says the state is at a critical point for higher education, and more investment is needed. He says the state and its students will suffer the legislature doesn't approve the additional funding he's requested in the state budget. Doyle is asking lawmakers to approve $225 million in new education spending for Wisconsin colleges and universities. If that money is not made available, the Governor says students could be facing a crisis on campus. Doyle says schools may be forced to close down buildings and could lose students if the state doesn't help them continue to grow. Doyle says the budget proposal is necessary for Wisconsin to maintain its status as an education leader. http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=DEEF5DBD-0F43-F026-DF930574FF089AC4 http://www.wrn.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=DEEF5DBD-0F43-F026-DF930574FF089AC4 Thu, 31 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 James Tracy, associate dean for research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, plans to leave after 24 years here to become vice president for research at the University of Kentucky. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/05/30/0705300276.php http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2007/05/30/0705300276.php Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been an attractive target for elite schools like Harvard and Stanford looking to steal faculty. But Arizona State? Pittsburgh? Florida State? Dozens of UW-Madison professors have left in the past two years, and Chancellor John Wiley said a growing number of them are going to schools that traditionally could not compete with his campus. More than 115 professors reported receiving outside offers last year, the most in 20 years and more than double the number from five years ago. http://www.twincities.com/wisconsin/ci_6016270 http://www.twincities.com/wisconsin/ci_6016270 Tue, 29 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Check out this recent story on WPR about the graduate student funding problem at the UW-Madison (Realaudio clip) http://www.coalitionforuw.org/images/CAPE_UW_Madison_Grad_Funding.rm http://www.coalitionforuw.org/images/CAPE_UW_Madison_Grad_Funding.rm Tue, 08 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 At least seven high-profile professors who are leaving the political science department have some University of Wisconsin officials worried about a growing trend across campus. http://badgerherald.com/news/2007/05/07/political_science_de.php http://badgerherald.com/news/2007/05/07/political_science_de.php Tue, 08 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 The UW Faculty Senate passed a resolution on the importance of graduate student funding! http://www.coalitionforuw.org/images/Faculty_Senate_Resolution.pdf http://www.coalitionforuw.org/images/Faculty_Senate_Resolution.pdf Mon, 07 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 This is an mp3 file. Note: the interview begins 13:25 into the clip. http://lists.wort-fm.org/parchive/mp3/wort_070420_173001labor.mp3 http://lists.wort-fm.org/parchive/mp3/wort_070420_173001labor.mp3 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 This is an mp3 file. Note: the interview begins 6:05 into the clip. http://lists.wort-fm.org/parchive/mp3/wort_070417_183001iobytue.mp3 http://lists.wort-fm.org/parchive/mp3/wort_070417_183001iobytue.mp3 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500