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Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts) Sat May 30, 2015, 12:18 AM May 2015

Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature have killed tenure and shared governance

This, of course, was done at the behest of college dropout Governor Scott Kevin Walker.

Goodbye, University of Wisconsin. It was a hell of a great run.

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Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature have killed tenure and shared governance (Original Post) Still In Wisconsin May 2015 OP

Mmmmmm....Uhhhh....... Isn't highly qualified academic "talent" going to..... Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #1

Yup.... Still In Wisconsin May 2015 #2

Please excuse my dullness, but what is shared governance? WillowTree May 2015 #3

Shared governance is basically this: Still In Wisconsin May 2015 #4

Thank you. WillowTree May 2015 #5

The Alabama of the midwest continues the dumbening. nt onehandle May 2015 #6

Careful what you say there... Still In Wisconsin May 2015 #7

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

1. Mmmmmm....Uhhhh....... Isn't highly qualified academic "talent" going to.....

Reply to Still In Wisconsin (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 12:23 AM

May 2015

.... just seek employment elsewhere?

I mean...... what happened to Supply and Demand?

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

2. Yup....

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #1)

Sat May 30, 2015, 12:27 AM

May 2015

And the formerly great UW will be left to hire adjunct "replacements" who can't find employment at any other institution.

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

3. Please excuse my dullness, but what is shared governance?

Reply to Still In Wisconsin (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 12:58 AM

May 2015

I have more than a bit of an interest here. I went to Stevens Point and I still care about UW.

Thanks in advance for further educating me.

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

4. Shared governance is basically this:

Reply to WillowTree (Reply #3)

Sat May 30, 2015, 01:19 AM

May 2015

Faculty and students have an official voice in how the University is run (policy, course offerings, standards, admissions, etc). This has now been removed, and ALL authority rests with the Chancellors and Board of Regents, all of whom are appointed by our Governor, one Scott Kevin Walker.