MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking the Legislature to reconsider proposed changes to job protections for tenured faculty that have come under fire from professors and others who see it as putting academic freedom at risk. A lobbyist for UW-Madison was distributing changes Tuesday for wording added to the budget relating to when tenured faculty could be fired. According to the memo from UW-Madison, its proposed wording is consistent with standards developed by the American Association of University Professors and the policies of peer institutions. But Republican Sen. Sheila Harsdorf says opponents of the changes she co-sponsored in the budget committee are misunderstanding them. She says the Board of Regents has the power to make tenure as strong as it wants.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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