Republicans in the Texas State government are targeting tenure protections of the State universities similar to the situation a few years ago in Wisconsin. Conservative politicians want to relax these […]
What Does Academic Freedom Mean for Faculty?
Last spring, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law that restricts voting by mail, limits the use of outside money to assist in election administration, restricts voter registration drives […]
Don Moynihan on #TantalizingTopofHumanHeads
Tone Madison‘s Scott Gordon talks with UW-Madison professor Don Moynihan about his silly and serious pursuits on Twitter, and especially his hashtag #TantalizingTopofHumanHeads. Music on this segment by Brain Grimmer. Subscribe […]
UW Green Bay Votes No Confidence in Leaders
Faculty members at UW Green Bay have overwhelmingly approved a vote of “no confidence” in university administrators on Thursday. They’re the fifth campus to issue such a vote, after UW […]
Changes to UW and higher education in Wisconsin
How will the recent tenure changes at UW affect the university? How will this change the quality of higher education? Today Carousel Bayrd talks with UW professors David J. Vanness and […]
Week in Review
(WORT) — This week we cover the finger pointing over Oscar Mayer leaving Madison, tenure trouble at the University of Wisconsin, the loss of the state’s only nude beach, and Elizabeth DiNovella puts Bo Ryan in the penalty box.