Others disagree. Precedent of laying off tenured faculty and state funding at issue. The leader of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s faculty senate told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that the chancellor’s plan to lay off 32 tenured faculty members... — read more
Universities of Wisconsin leader says layoffs were needed because of falling demand
https://www.wpr.org/news/universities-of-wisconsin-leader-says-layoffs-were-needed-because-of-falling-demand
UW-Milwaukee to lay off 32 faculty after regents approve cuts
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will lay off 32 tenured faculty members after the UW Board of Regents approved the recommended cuts. In a letter to staff last week, Chancellor Mark Mone announced the layoffs and the closure of UW-Milwaukee's... — read more
Tenured faculty face layoffs at UW-Milwaukee
A recommendation from the UW-Milwaukee chancellor could lead to the layoff of 32 tenured faculty. Tenure, regarded as a safeguard for academic freedom, is something many work years to receive. Tait Szabo, an associate professor of philosophy, is... — read more
A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty
Nearly a decade ago, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators alarmed faculty members across the country when they removed tenure protections from state law. But since then—despite the Universities of Wisconsin System suffering... — read more
UW-Milwaukee faculty to vote on a plan that could lead to layoffs for tenured profs
A plan will go before the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty senate Wednesday that could include the layoff of up to 35 tenured faculty — the first at any UW campus since state law weakened the tenure system nearly a decade... — read more
UW-Milwaukee SDS stands in solidarity with AFT 3535
http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/9/17/uw-milwaukee-sds-stands-solidarity-aft-3535