Welcome! BadgerFutures was established on 27 February 2011. BadgerFutures, and its associated Facebook page, are focused on providing comprehensive and wide-ranging resources (be they supportive, betwixt and between, or critical) to facilitate informed debate about the New Badger Partnership (NBP), and the Wisconsin Idea Partnership (WIP).
This site has not been updated since Spring 2011 but is being maintained given the number of relevant links to any historical analysis, or future budgetary debates that reflect back on this historic moment.
If you are searching for current resources, that are updated daily, please go to the BadgerFutures Facebook page:
The BadgerFutures Facebook page is the one you need to follow for daily updates.
The links below are in reverse chronological order with most recent on top.
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Key Tenure & Shared Governance Documents (Spring 2015)
- UW Omnibus Motion (see Section 39)
- Education Committee Meeting Materials for 4-5 June Regents Meeting (see pp 166-171)
- AAUP Letter of 3 June re FY 2016 Budget Cut Threats to Tenure and Due Process
- Summary of the Challenge to Academic Freedom in the UW System (9 June 2015)
- Resolution of the UW-Madison Faculty Senate (Approved June 9, 2015)
Board of Regents Meeting (5 March 2015)
- Agenda
- Proposed UW System Public Authority 2015-17 Budget Proposal Summary
- UW System View of Benefits of the UW System Public Authority Proposal
(1) Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities
- Final Report (August 2012)
- States and Higher Education: A National Perspective (slides by Aims McGuinness, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, Dec 2011)
- Wisconsin Eye recording of Aims McGuinness’ presentation
(2) Summaries of the New Badger Partnership (NBP) and the Wisconsin Idea Partnership (WIP)
- New Badger Partnership: Background and FAQs
- Download the presentation Chancellor Martin gave at the October 2010 campus forums (note: slides updated 12 Nov 2010)
- Wisconsin Idea Partnership: Building a Better University of Wisconsin System
- Important Summaries of Wisconsin Idea Partnership vs New Badger Partnership (at a glance)
(3) WI State Budget Documents & Select Summaries/Overviews
- The Wheeler Report
- University of Wisconsin-Madison and the State Budget
- The New Badger Partnership: A Contract with Wisconsin
- Budget Repair Bill (special session prior to bi-annual budget)
- Budget Repair Bill Message from Governor Walker to UW Employees (11 February)
- Governor Walker’s Bi-annual Budget Address
- Bi-annual Budget in Brief
- Bi-annual Budget in Very Brief
- PDF of the entire, 1,345-page bi-annual budget bill (see Ch 37 (p. 519 on) for details about the public authority proposal)
- 2011 Wisconsin Act (AN ACT relating to: state finances, collective bargaining for public employees, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the state civil service system, the Medical Assistance program)
- Campus Financial Detail from the Department of Administration
- 2011-2013 STATE OF WISCONSIN CAPITAL BUDGET(PDF)
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(4) Formal Reactions from Actors/Institutions
- Chancellor Martin’s statement on open records, academic freedom (25 March)
- Busting myths about the New Badger Partnership (24 March)
- Letter (PDF) to State leaders from chancellors at 12 of the system’s four-year campuses, plus the head of the UW Colleges and Extension (but minus Chancellor Martin) asking them to support the Wisconsin Idea Partnership (23 March)
- UW-Madison contracts with consultant to study efficiency (23 March)
- UW-Madison Division of Student Life web chat [transcript available] aimed at answering student questions and taking feedback on the New Badger Partnership (22 March)
- TAA Opposes New Badger Partnership and the Formation of UW-Madison as a Public Authority (21 March)
- Chancellor Wells: The ‘forever’ and ‘for now’ of the budget challenge, UW-Oshkosh Today (17 March)
- University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly and Board of Regents President Chuck Pruitt were the guests on Newsmakers, The Appleton Post-Crescent’s online interview show (17 March)
- ‘UW Oshkosh hosts “The Future of UW: Roundtable on Higher Education in Wisconsin”,’ UW-Oshkosh Advance-Titan, 17 March.
- Governor, state Building Commission include UW-Madison School of Nursing in capital budget (17 March)
- UW leaders praise campus capital investments, UW System News (16 March)
- Communication from the UW-Whitewater Faculty in support of “Wisconsin idea partnership” (15 March)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students Oppose Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights and [seek to preserve] UW System, 14 March.
- OHR Update: Impact of budget repair bill on employees (12 March)
- New Badger Partnership: Frequently Asked Questions (11 March)
- UW Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin sits down with Frederica Freyberg (Wisconsin Public Television) to discuss the New Badger Partnership and how the university will work with proposed biennial budget cuts (11 March)
- Chancellor defends public authority status for UW-Madison (11 March)
- Board of Regents shows strong support for Wisconsin Idea Partnership (10 March)
- “Wisconsin Idea Partnership” proposes flexibility for all campuses(10 March)
- Summary of “Wisconsin Idea Partnership” proposal (PDF)
- News Release (PDF)
- Chancellor’s comments (Ray Cross, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension) (PDF)
- Watch video (entire 5 hr meeting)
- Forum on the Proposed UW-Madison Public Authority, Thursday, March 10 4-5:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison. Link here for 3/4 speakers’ comments:
- Chancellor update on the New Badger Partnership (9 March)
- Chancellor Martin statement on state Senate action (9 March)
- University quality at stake in budget discussion, chancellor says(9 March)
- ‘A New Command for Wisconsin’s Flagship,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 March.
- ‘Do Not Abandon the Rest of the Fleet,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 March.
- UW-Madison committed to access and affordability, Martin tells Faculty Senate (8 March)
- Document outlines collaborations between UW-Madison and UW System institutions(6 March)
- PROFS/Faculty Senate: Discussion of the New Badger Partnership (4 March)
- New Badger Partnership: Frequently Asked Questions (3 March)
- Provost, Graduate School message to graduate students (3 March)
- Budget webchat focused on UW alumni (3 March) Transcript is available via this link.
- PROFS/New Badger Partnership Open Forum Saturday (2 March)
- PROFS/First look at the State Budget (2 March) http://profs.wisc.edu/?p=1400
- Budget, New Badger Partnership webchat with Chancellor Biddy Martin (2 March) Transcript is available via this link.
- Martin says public authority will keep UW-Madison competitive internationally(2 March)
- University of Wisconsin leaders assess budget impact (1 March)
- Chancellor Martin’s statement on the governor’s budget proposal (1 March)
- ‘A bleak political arithmetic,‘ Sifting and Winnowing, 1 March.
- ‘Bipartisan Partners,‘ On Wisconsin, Spring 2011
- Chancellor Martin’s Feb. 16 letter to the Board of Regents (28 February)
- Video/Audio Recordings of 25 February Board of Regents Meeting about the New Badger Partnership(25 February)
- Real Audio
- Windows Audio
- Mediasite (video)
- Public authority would offer self-reliance to deal with cuts (25 February)
- Live Web Chat [with Chancellor] on the New Badger Partnership (24 February)
- Letters & Science Dean Gary Sandefur’s Statement of Support for New Badger Partnership (24 February)
- Documents explaining public authority status for UW-Madison(23 February)
- Martin: NBP would not mean privatization (23 February)
- New Badger Partnership education campaign extensive (23 February)
- Letter from Kevin Reilly, Regents (22 February)
- Statement of UW Stevens Point Chancellor Patterson on the plan to spin-off UW Madison (22 February)
- Martin: UW-Madison flexibility could be test case for future system flexibilities (21 February)
- Tuesday: March on the Capital, PROFS (21 February)
- Teach-out Tuesday, TAA (21 February)
- Provost update on work, class days (20 February)
- Provost, Graduate School message to graduate assistants (TAs) (19 February)
- [Chancellor] Martin: Update on the New Badger Partnership (18 February)
- Potential Impact of Budget Repair Bill on UW System Employee Benefits
(revised 2/17/11) - Chancellor Martin sets record straight on flexibility (17 February)
- Full text of memo on flexibility released (17 February)
- Support offered for employment-related stress (17 February)
- Wisconsin Alumni Association Statement on New Badger Partnership (17 February).
- Chancellor Biddy Martin’s statement on UW System flexibility document(16 February)
- UWSA letter to Gov Walker, 15 February.
- Statement of Chancellor Biddy Martin on the state budget repair bill (16 February)
- Public Representation Organization of the Faculty Senate (PROFS) Statement (15 February)
- Statement of the UW Oshkosh Faculty Senate (15 February)
- Wisconsin Governor Is Not Telling the Truth: Statement from AAUP President Cary Nelson, American Association of University Professors (15 February)
- UW-Madison Chancellor Martin reacts to proposed budget repair bill (14 February 2011)
- Associated Students of Madison Statement (13 February)
- Message to all UW System Faculty and Staff Regarding Budget Repair Bill (11 February)
- UW System reiterates need for increased flexibilities (11 February)
- ‘Faculty senate adopts principles of proposed New Badger Partnership,’ Daily Cardinal, 8 February.
- Memo from Chancellor Martin to WI Dept of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch (PDF) (7 January)
- Martin proposes new ‘Badger Partnership’ (8 September)
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(5) Select Stories/Opinions/Fora
- The William Cronon/Republican Email Affair
- ‘Conservative Think Tank Seeks Michigan Profs’ Emails About Wisconsin Union Battle … And Maddow,’ TPM, 29 March.
- ‘Professor drama deepens,‘ Milwaukee Buzz, 31 March.
- ‘Greg Bond: GOP should debate Cronon on merits of his arguments,’ Madison.com, 29 March.
- ‘An Open Letter to Governor Walker and Stephan Thompson from a Loyal Republican,’ Scholar Citizen, 28 March.
- ‘Read Cronon’s ALEC research, it’s endorsed by the GOP,’ Badger Herald, 28 March.
- ‘Professor Cronon’s Weak Cases,’ National Review Online, 28 March.
- ‘The professor’s political entomology runs into the left’s own rules,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 March.
- ‘Wussies of the Ivory Tower Unite!,’ Daily Kos, 28 March.
- ‘Open records law used to muzzle critics,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 March.
- ‘Wisconsin: The Cronon Affair,’ The New Yorker, 28 March.
- ‘Wisconsin’s Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact,’ The Nation, 28 March.
- ‘Krugman on Cronon: Is academic freedom under attack?,’ Salon: Orbital Matters, 28 March.
- ‘NY Times slams GOP’s “petty and medieval” strategy to intimidate academics like Cronon and Mann,’ Climate Progress, 28 March.
- ‘Krugman on Cronon,’ Historiann, 28 March.
- ‘Next Prey in Gov. Walker’s Corporatist Sights: University of Wisconsin-Madison,’ In These Times, 28 March.
- ‘Kill the Professors First!,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 March.
- ‘William Cronon’s Partisan Bloviation,’ NAS Blog, 28 March.
- ‘Thoughts on William Cronon and Academic Freedom,’ The Crolian Progressive, 28 March.
- ‘Just Say “No” to the Republican Party of Wisconsin: Academic Freedom in the Public Sector vs. State FOIA Request for Prof’s Emails,’ Law Librarian Blog, 28 March.
- ‘Controversy Flares Over GOP Probe of Professor’s Emails,‘ Slate, 28 March.
- ‘Obvious Assault on Academic Freedom,’ AAUP, 28 March.
- ‘Cronon’s politics,’ Sapping Attention, 28 March.
- ‘Wis. Republican Party Assails Prof. Cronon Again,’ The Progressive, 28 March.
- ‘The Cronon Affair and the Political Culture of the GOP,’ U.S. Intellectual History, 28 March.
- ‘Academic Groups Denounce Wisconsin GOP’s Demand for Professor’s E-Mails,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 March.
- ‘Krugman and the Smears of the Cracked Teapot Party,’ Daily Kos, 28 March.
- ‘William Cronon vs. Wisconsin Republicans,’ Wall Street Journal, 28 March.
- ‘William Cronon, University Of Wisconsin Professor, Targeted By State Republicans,’ Huffington Post, 28 March.
- ‘Paul Krugman: American Thought Police,’ New York Times, 28 March.
- ‘AHA Deplores Effort to Intimidate William Cronon,’ AHA Today, 27 March.
- ‘William Cronon did his job, what more do you want to know?,’ Sustainable Cities & Transport, 27 March.
- ‘Warning to parents about ALEC and its draft education legislation,’ Parents Across America, 27 March.
- ‘Wineke: By Going After Prof., GOP Takes Aim At UW Tradition,‘ Channel 3000, 27 March.
- ‘FOIA “request” in Wisconsin could be violation of whistleblower protection law’, Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub, 27 March.
- ‘On Cronon: History, Law, and the Public, 2 of 2,‘ AmericanScience: A Team Blog, 27 March.
- ‘On Cronon: History, Law, and the Public, 1 of 2,’ AmericanScience: A Team Blog, 26 March.
- ‘Boundaries,’ Cliopatria: A Group Blog, 26 March.
- ‘Wisconsin gets weirder,‘ Inside Higher Ed, 26 March.
- ‘Un chercheur intimidé par un politicien qui veut l’accès à ses courriels,‘ Agence-Science-Presse, 26 March.
- ‘How Wisconsin Republicans Respond to Their Critics,’ Big Think, 26 March.
- ‘Hi, Joe!,‘ Pharyngula, 26 March.
- ‘A Shabby Crusade in Wisconsin,’ New York Times, 26 March.
- ‘Because We Are All Bill Cronon: An Open Letter To Our Colleague In Madison,’ Tenured Radical, 26 March.
- ‘Publish and perish?,’ Halfway There, 26 March.
- ‘Surely ALEC wouldn’t be purging e-mails that are now evidence, would they?,‘ Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub, 26 March.
- ‘More on Professor Cronon and ALEC,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 March.
- ‘Republican Party of Wisconsin attacks UW professor’s right to speak — but can’t spell his name right,’ Madison.com, 26 March.
- ‘NYT Editorial and Other Coverage of Cronon Open Records Case’, Scholar as Citizen, 26 March.
- ‘Wisconsin GOP official files request for access to UW professor’s e-mail,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 March.
- ‘Republican Party demands access to Wisconsin academic’s emails,’ Times Higher Education, 26 March.
- ‘Wisconsin Professor’s E-Mails Are Target of G.O.P. Records Request,’ New York Times, 26 March.
- ‘GOP’s Radical Breakage Continues,’ Obsidian Wings, 25 March.
- ‘Reading Bill Cronon’s emails,‘ Sustainable Cities & Transport, 25 March.
- A Puzzle in Wisconsin, National Review Online, 25 March.
- ‘The Wisconsin GOP’s Fishing Expedition,‘ The Volokh Conspiracy, 25 March.
- ‘Political Warfare in WI,’ Outside the Beltway, 25 March.
- ‘Friday’s Notes‘, Cliopatria: A Group Blog, 25 March.
- ‘So, What Gives When FOI Meets Academic Freedom? On FOI As A Partisan Tool….,‘ The Art of Access, 25 March.
- ‘The Wisconsin Republican Party uses Open Records Law to get emails written by the Wisconsin professor William Cronon,’ Althouse, 25 March.
- ‘Demand for Emails of Wisconsin Professor Raises Legal Questions,’ FIRE, 25 March.
- Chancellor Martin’s statement on open records, academic freedom, 25 March.
- ‘GOP won’t withdraw records request,’ Capital Times, 25 March.
- ‘There’s No Such Thing as a Bad FOIA Request,’ Slate, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin GOP Seeks E-Mails of a Madison Professor Who Criticized the Governor,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 March
- ‘Wisconsin GOP: You’re friggin’ right we want that one friggin’ college professor’s friggin’ emails,‘ Daily Kos, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin GOP Seeks UW Professor’s Email After Critical Blog Post,’ Daily Kos, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin’s most dangerous professor,’ Salon, 25 March.
- ‘Bloggers Beware! (If You Work at a State University in Wisconsin),’ Econbrowser, 25 March.
- ‘WI Republican Party uses open records law to intimidate its most moderate critic,’ Crooked Timber, 25 March.
- ‘Academic Intimidation,’ New York Times, 25 March.
- ”Have You No Sense of Decency?’ The Wm. Cronon Story,‘ The Atlantic, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin Republican Party Seeks E-Mails of UW-Madison History Professor Critical of Governor Walker,’ Leiter Reports, 25 March.
- ‘UW Prof. Cronon: I Wish GOP ‘Could Have Spelled My Name Correctly’,‘ TPM, 25 March.
- ‘Republican Party Response to Cronon Critique of Open Records Request,‘ Scholar as Citizen, 25 March.
- ‘Wis. GOP: Attacks On Our Open-Records Request Against Professor Are ‘Chilling’‘, TPM, 25 March.
- ‘Wis. GOP FOIAs Emails of State University Prof Critical Of Gov. Walker,’ TPM, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin GOP: You’re damn right we requested Walker critic’s emails,’ Washington Post, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin GOP Seeks to Silence a Distinguished Dissenter. McCarthyism is Back,’ The Nation, 25 March.
- ‘GOP seeks e-mails of UW-Madison professor,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 March.
- ‘Wisconsin GOP Blasts “Concerted Effort to Intimidate” Over Request for Professor’s E-mails,‘ Slate, 25 March.
- ‘Wisc. GOP defends request for professor’s emails,’ Yahoo.com, 25 March.
- ‘Professor’s Emails, Open Records, First Amendment: Wisconsin Professor William Cronon,’ Constitutional Law Prof Blog, 25 March.
- ‘UW history prof targeted for records request by Republican Party,’ Capital Times, 25 March.
- ‘An Open Letter to Chancellor Biddy Martin,’ Greg Bond/Facebook, 25 March.
- ‘Scott Walker’s Office Seeks Access to Critical Professor’s Email,’ Forbes.com, 25 March.
- My Worlds Collide,’ TPM, 24 March.
- ‘Abusing Open Records to Attack Academic Freedom,’ Scholar as Citizen, 24 March.
- ‘William Cronon: Dissing Wisconsin’s traditions,‘ Madison.com, 24 March.
- ‘Wisconsin’s Radical Break,’ New York Times, 21 March.
- ‘Who’s Really Behind Recent Republican Legislation in Wisconsin and Elsewhere? (Hint: It Didn’t Start Here),’ Scholar as Citizen, 15 March.
- ‘Gov. Scott Walker’s takeover plan a bad deal for UW-Madison,’ Daily Page/Isthmus, 23 March.
- ‘UW-W faculty trekking to Capitol to deliver letter,’ Janesville Gazette, March 23.
- ‘Badgers vs. rest of UW System,’ Capital Times, 23 March.
- ‘UW-Madison hires Huron to conduct efficiency study,’ Capital Times, 23 March.
- ‘UW-Madison hires consultant to study efficiency,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 23 March.
- ‘Chancellors’ letter endorsing alternate plan to UW-Madison split,’ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 23 March.
- ‘Chancellors endorse plan for autonomy: Martin is the only one who wants Madison to spin off from UW System,’ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 22 March.
- ‘As opposed to the representation they have on the Board of Regents?,‘ North Park Street, 22 March.
- ‘New Student Group Formed to Support NBP,‘ North Park Street, 22 March.
- ‘William Cronon: Wisconsin’s Radical Break,’ New York Times, 22 March.
- ‘Michael Olneck: Table Badger Partnership idea until there’s a new governor,’ Madison.com, 22 March.
- ‘Stanley Fish: We’re all Badgers now,’ New York Times, 21 March.
- ‘Rumors of Walker’s cronies running UW are highly exaggerated,’ Daily Page/Isthmus, 21 March.
- ‘UW-Madison Touts NBP Endorsement by Conservative,’ The Education Optimists, 21 March.
- ‘TAA opposes public authority model, System split,‘ Badger Herald, 21 March.
- ‘TAA against breaking UW-Madison from system,’ Capital Times, 21 March.
- ‘Fresh blood needed to lead our divided state,’ Capital Times, 21 March.
- ‘Opposition to the New Badger Partnership has no policy proposals, just utopian dreams,’ North Park Street, 20 March.
- ‘Editorial: Caution required before splitting up UW system,’ Oshkosh Northwestern, 19 March.
- ‘Regents hope Wisconsin Idea Partnership will unite System,’ Badger Herald, 19 March.
- ‘Tim Higgins column: Allow UW-Madison to be test for flexibility,’ Appleton Post Crescent, 19 March.
- ‘Mortal peril: Why Scott Walker’s plan for UW-Madison is the same as his plan for unions,’ Sifting and Winnowing, 19 March.
- ‘What Do You Mean by “Shared Governance?“,’ Education Optimists, 19 March.
- ‘UW System fighting break with Madison,’ Fox11online.com, 18 March.
- ‘Autonomy and flexibility brings ethical risks,‘ Sifting and Winnowing, 18 March.
- ‘Are fees going up?,’ UW-Superior Stinger, 18 March.
- ‘MATC union feels sting of new bargaining law,’ Capital Times, 18 March.
- ‘Note to Biddy Martin: You’re not the queen,’ Sherman Dorn.com, 18 February
- ‘UW Oshkosh hosts “The Future of UW: Roundtable on Higher Education in Wisconsin”,’ UW-Oshkosh Advance-Titan, 17 March.
- ‘Time for big tuition hikes at flagships?,’ Greensboro News-Record, 17 March.
- ‘Falsehoods- Research Collaborations,‘ An Inexperienced Leader, 16 March.
- Discussion of the New Badger Partnership on A Public Affair, WORT Radio, 16 March. [with Cyrena Pondrom & David Giroux] mp3
- ‘Is the Wisconsin Budget Like Obama’s Health Care Reform? Well, Kinda!,’ Class War|The Awl, 16 March.
- ‘An Open Letter to the Faculty and Staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison,‘ McGuireHimself.com, 16 March.
- Reposted in Sifting and Winnowing, 16 March.
- ‘Heading for the exits: Walker inspires exodus of public workers,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 16 March.
- ‘UW-W faculty takes stand over repair bill,’ Janesville Gazette, 16 March.
- ‘Potential UW split a concern,’ Baraboo News Republic, 16 March.
- ‘Who’s Really Behind Recent Republican Legislation in Wisconsin and Elsewhere? (Hint: It Didn’t Start Here,‘ Scholar as Citizen, 15 March.
- ‘UW-Madison Research Funding and the NBP,’ North Park Street, 15 March.
- ‘Regents Worry UW System Split Could Pit Schools Against Each Other, Send Tuition Soaring,’ WUWM/Milwaukee Public Radio, 15 March.
- ‘Gov. Walker recommends about $300 million in facilities for UW,’ Wisconsin State Journal,15 March.
- ‘University of Wisconsin-Madison makes plans to privatize,’ Binghampton University Pipe Dream, 15 March.
- ‘Plan Aims to Break Madison Campus from UW Board of Regents, Allow for Greater Autonomy at Wisconsin’s Flagship University,‘ MacIver Institute, 14 March.
- ‘University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students Oppose Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights and UW System,’ TAA, 14 March.
- ‘Public Universities In U.S. In Sore Need Of A Remake,‘ Investors.com, 14 March.
- ‘UW-Madison ranks high among world’s top universities, survey says,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 14 March.
- ‘The Proposed New Badger Partnership: Implications for Equity and Diversity,’ Sifting and Winnowing, 14 March.
- ‘More Hard Conversations We Need to Have,’ The Education Optimists, 14 March.
- ‘How Bad Are Things in Wisconsin, Really?,’ The Education Optimists, 14 March.
- Refers to this document (State Fiscal Suport for Higher Education, 1961-2011) PDF
- Refers to this document (Data Digest, 2009-2010) PDF
- ‘UW-Madison got $8,600 per student from state, slightly better than average,‘ Wisconsin State Journal, 14 March.
- ‘Flagships Just Want to Be Alone: Hard times strain relations between big public research universities and their states,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 March.
- ‘State Appropriations for Major Public Universities: Which Ones Get the Most and the Least,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 March
- ‘Dismantling the “Wisconsin Idea”?,‘ Ruff Talk, 13 March.
- ‘Editorial: Give all UW campuses tools to succeed,’ Dunn County News, 13 March.
- ‘Wisconsin university teaching assistants at forefront of Capitol protest,’ Los Angeles Times, 12 March.
- ‘Give UW-Madison a crack at autonomy,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 March.
- ‘UW’s very own March Madness,’ Capital Times, 11 March.
- ‘Wisconsin Professors Plan to Forge Ahead With Union Elections and Tough Negotiations,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 March.
- ‘Wisconsin’s Internal Brand Damage,’ brandchannel, 11 March.
- ‘U. of Wisconsin Offers Proposal for Systemwide Flexibility,’ Inside Higher Ed, 11 March.
- ‘UW system proposes plan to avoid Madison, Milwaukee split,‘ Daily Cardinal, 11 March.
- ‘Conservatives Take Aim at Young Voters in 2012 Battleground States,’ Progressive States Network, 10 March.
- ‘Regents want to keep UW intact,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 March.
- ‘Sliding down the slippery slope at the edge of precipice,’ Sifting and Winnowing, 10 March.
- ‘Board of Regents will seek flexibilities for all UW campuses,’ Badger Herald, 10 March.
- ‘UW Oshkosh creates ‘Save My UW’ campaign,’ Advance-Titan, 10 March.
- ‘UW Regents float budget amendment to prevent UW-Madison from breaking off,‘ Wisconsin State Journal, 10 March.
- ‘Regents oppose splitting UW-Madison from system,’ Capital Times, 10 March.
- ‘Defeat for Academic Labor,’ Inside Higher Ed, 10 March.
- ‘Pick Your Poison,’ The Education Optimists, 10 March.
- ‘I wrote this before I heard about the WIP,’ The Education Optimists, 10 March.
- ‘Preliminary Thoughts on the “Wisconsin Idea Partnership”,’ Never Be Content, 10 March.
- Forum on the Proposed UW-Madison Public Authority, Thursday, March 10 4-5:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, UW-Madison.
- Teach-In: A Critical Panel on the New Badger Partnership, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm, UW Madison
2650 Humanities, UW-Madison. - ‘What’s the Rush, Anyway,’ Sifting and Winnowing, 9 March.
- ‘Our view: Give all UW campuses tools to succeed,’ LaCrosse Tribune, 9 March.
- ‘Campus Connection: Setting the record straight,’ Capital Times, 9 March.
- ‘Board of Trustees needs more student voice,’ Badger Herald, 9 March.
- ‘Martin discusses Badger Partnership details,’ Daily Cardinal, 9 March.
- ‘Wis. Governor’s Budget Goes Far Beyond Just Unions,’ NPR, March 8.
- Campus Forum on New Badger Partnership, Tuesday, March 8, 2011 – 1:30pm – 3:15pm, Plenary Room, Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, UW-Madison.
- ‘Martin: public authority status allows for equal pay for faculty,’ Badger Herald, 8 March.
- ‘A New Command for Wisconsin’s Flagship,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 March.
- ‘Do Not Abandon the Rest of the Fleet,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 March.
- ‘Faculty, Martin discuss future of UW,’ Capital Times, 8 March.
- ‘Martin addresses New Badger Partnership at Faculty Senate,’ Daily Cardinal, 8 March.
- ‘Advocates for Whom?,’ The Education Optimists, 8 March.
- ‘Faculty voice mix of support, concern for future of campus,’ Badger Herald, 7 March.
- Default: The Student Loan Documentary (Sponsored by Student Progressive Dane and Badger Impact Coalition), 7 March.
- ‘Just how much of the UW will Walker control,’ Badger Herald, 7 March.
- ‘Union of Walker, Biddy plans create troubling brew for UW,’ Badger Herald, 7 March.
- ‘My Take on the New Badger Partnership, Badger Impact & An Inexperienced Leader,’ Never Be Content, 7 March.
- ‘Don’t put UW under right-wing thumb,’ Capital Times, 7 March.
- ‘Biddy’s Ever Expanding Propaganda Machine,’ North Park Street, 7 March.
- ‘A Bit of Truth from @ASM_PR on the #UWNBP,’ North Park Street, 7 March.
- ‘Doubts mark plan to split off Madison,’ Superior Telegram, 7 March.
- ‘The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates,’ The Nation, 6 March.
- ‘The New Badger Partnership is still good for Wisconsin Idea,’ Badger Herald, 6 March.
- ‘The “Badger Advocates”: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates,’ PR Watch, 6 March.
- This article refers to this WPRI report: Making the University of Wisconsin More Accountable Through Greater Autonomy (December 2010)
- ‘The Badger Impact,’ An Inexperienced Leader, 6 March.
- ‘Regent Concerned About Future of UW System,’ WISN.com, 5 March.
- ‘Tom Loftus: UW System operates well as is,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 5 March.
- ‘Some UW chancellors oppose possible UW System split,’ Daily Cardinal, 4 March.
- ‘Lobbyist group forms for New Badger Partnership,’ Daily Cardinal, 4 March.
- ‘Proposal would stack MATC board with ‘business persons’,’ Capital Times, 4 March
- ‘Protests, debates & grace under pressure in Madison, WI,’ GlobalHigherEd, 3 March.
- ‘Lobbyist group forms to back UW-Madison split from system,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 March.
- ‘Group to push for UW-Madison split from UW System,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 3 March.
- ‘Ulterior motive behind splitting off UW-Madison?,’ Sifting and Winnowing, 3 March.
- ‘How will UW-Madison get more money?,’ Isthmus, 3 March.
- ‘Governor Scott Walker’s proposed University of Wisconsin campus split opposed by UW-Green Bay chancellor,’ The Northwestern, 3 March.
- ‘New Tactic to Kill Faculty Unions,’ Inside Higher Ed, 3 March.
- ‘Public Universities Seek More Autonomy as Financing From States Shrinks,’ New York Time, 2 March.
- ‘UWSP chancellor: Split from Madison would drag us down,’ Stevens Point Journal, 2 March.
- ‘Signs of Campus Dissent in Madison,’ Minding the Campus, 2 March.
- ‘Your Thoughts: New Badger Partnership,‘ alumniforwisconsin.org, 2 March
- ‘The Wisconsin Idea,‘ Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 March.
- ‘Martin defines ‘public authority’ in public forum,’ Badger Herald, 2 March.
- ‘Split from UW System could prove beneficial for UW-Madison,’ Badger Herald, 2 March.
- ‘New Badger Partnership: My Open Letter to ASM and Students,’ The Campus First, 2 March.
- Marriage of Biddy Martin and Scott Walker/Speak Out Against Badger Partnership, Student Labor Action Coalition, 2 March.
- ‘First Look: Governor Walker’s Proposed Budget Executive Summary,‘ The Campus First, 1 March.
- ‘New Badger Partnership: Governor to Release Budget as Support for NBP Grows,‘ The Campus First, 1 March.
- ‘Bipartisan Partners,‘ On Wisconsin, Spring 2011
- ‘Flexibility — But for (and From) Whom?,’ Inside Higher Ed, 28 February.
- ‘Walker hopes all UW campuses gain flexibility,’ Capital Times, 28 February.
- ‘The Vague Badger Partnership,’UWM Post, 28 February.
‘Walker says he wants to give flexibility to all University of Wisconsin campuses,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 28 February. - ‘Biddy a true champion of transparency compared to Walker,’ Badger Herald, 28 February.
- ‘Regents confront Martin on Badger Partnership, system split,’ Badger Herald, 27 February.
- ‘UW split would send divisive message,’ LaCrosse Tribune, 27 February.
- ‘Martin states case to Regents,’ Capital Times, 26 February.
- ‘Must See Badger Partnership Video!,’ North Park Street, 26 February.
- ‘UW-Madison chancellor won’t back split without tuition control,‘ Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, 25 February
- ‘UW-Madison chancellor defends split from UW System to Regents,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 25 February.
- ‘UW-Madison would want to control tuition if it’s split from UW System,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, 25 February.
- ‘For once, Nass and UW’s Reilly on same page,’ Capital Times, 25 February.
- ‘Frequent UW System critic opposes UW-Madison autonomy plan,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, 24 February.
- ‘The Governor’s appointees to the proposed UW-Madison Board of Trustees,’ North Park Street, 24 February.
‘UW Regents, Martin enjoy civil debate,’ Capital Times, 25 February. - ‘U. of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chancellor Defends Proposed Separation From System,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 February.
- ‘Weekend Reading: We’re All Badgers Edition,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 February.
- ‘At Wisconsin Power Plants, Where Biomass Plans Are Dead, Work May Be Privatized,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 February.
- ‘Some pre-emptive UW public relations,’ Capital Times, 25 February.
- ‘How Did the Wisconsin Capitol Occupation Begin, Anyway?,’ The Atlantic, 25 February.
- ‘Some UW-Madison faculty and students fear Regents meeting could turn ugly,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 24 February.
- ‘Digging in to the Board of Trustees,’ Badger Herald, 24 February.
- ‘The Governor’s appointees to the proposed UW-Madison Board of Trustees,’ North Park Street, 24 February.
- ‘UW-L faculty vote to unionize,’ LaCrosse Tribune, 24 February.
- Letter from Professor William Cronon to University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, 24 February.
- ‘Prof urges regents not to ‘dress down’ Martin,’ Capital Times, 24 February.
- ‘Donna Shalala: UW-Madison needs new business model,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 24 February.
- ‘Anthropology professor to retire in response to budget repair bill,’ Daily Cardinal, 24 February.
- ‘Walker would choose most of UW-Madison’s board under plan to split from UW System,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 February.
- ‘Walker would appoint most of UW board: Governor selects 11 of 21 under independent plan,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 February.
- ‘Freedom and the Greater Good,’ Somewhere Between, 23 February. [critique of Jeremi Suri’s Fighting For Freedom in Wisconsin]
- ‘UW releases details on likely system split: New board would have similar Regent powers; would set tuition amount,’ Badger Herald, 23 February.
- ‘Details released for potential University of Wisconsin-Madison split,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 23 February
- ‘UWGB chancellor criticizes Walker’s budget repair bill,’ Green Bay Press Gazette, 23 February.
- ‘Walker’s plan ‘would send UWSP back to 19th century,’ Capital Times, 23 February. [Related UWSP memo here]
- ‘Special Regents meeting moved to Pyle Center, Capital Times, 23 January.
- ‘Special meeting set on plan to split UW,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 February.
- ‘Economist Knetter warns partisan politics will stall recovery; favors UW-Madison split,’ WISBUSINESS.COM, 23 February.
- ‘Tense Exchange of Letters on Madison Autonomy Plan,’ Inside Higher Ed, 23 February.
- ‘Budget bill: possible impact on UW faculty, staff,’ Badger Herald, 23 February.
- ‘Regents, Martin to discuss possible split of UW-Madison,’ Capital Times, 22 February.
- ‘UW-Madison chancellor takes to Twitter to answer questions about possible split from UW System,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 22 February.
- ‘UW System reacts to proposed split of UW-Madison from state system,‘ Daily Cardinal, 22 February.
- ‘Wisconsin risks losing its best public employees,’ CNN, 21 February.
- ‘Fledgling faculty unions would dissolve under Walker’s bill,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 21 February.
- Suri says New Badger Partnership means freedom, accountability, involvement, JeremiSuri.net via, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the State Budget, 21 February.
- ‘Regent calls on Martin to oppose split from UW System,’ Capital Times, 21 February
- ‘The Looming Assault on UW-Madison: Biddy Martin’s PR Campaign to Soften People Up for Corporatization,’ PR Watch, 21 February.
- ‘Transparency key for partnership: Chancellor needed to be open earlier,’ Daily Cardinal, 20 February.
- ‘Leadership divided over possible University of Wisconsin System split,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 20 February.
- ‘UW-Madison needs a new deal: A new partnership would ensure the campus remains strong,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 February.
- ‘University model for UW autonomy: Break-off of Virginia schools in 2005 gets mixed reviews,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 February.
- ‘Chancellor defends talks with state,’ Daily Cardinal, 18 February.
- ‘UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin Defends Talks With State,‘ Huffington Post, 18 February.
- [Chancellor] ‘Martin clarifies confusion over new model,‘ Badger Herald, 17 February.
- ‘U. of Wisconsin Officials At Odds Over Madison’s Role in System,’ Inside Higher Ed, 17 February.
- ‘Aping Virginia,‘ Milwaukee Magazine, 17 February.
- ‘Biddy tells UW System leaders not to oppose split,’ Capital Times, 17 February.
- ‘UW-Madison could become semi-private,’ Capital Times, 17 February.
- ‘Tuition would jump under proposed UW-Madison separation,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 February.
- ‘Fight Over Faculty Collective Bargaining Gathers Steam in Wisconsin,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 February.
- ‘Budget cuts could bring hefty UW-Madison tuition increase,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 17 February.
- ‘A new UW?,’ Milwaukee Magazine, 16 February.
- ‘Gov. plan could spin off UW-Madison,’ Bloomberg, 16 February.
- ‘UW-Madison head supports split from UW system,’ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal, 16 February
- ‘A new UW?,‘ Milwaukee News Buzz, 16 February.
- ‘UW System leaders fear Gov. Walker will split off flagship Madison campus,’ Wisconsin State Journal, 16 February.
- UWSA letter to Gov Walker, 15 February.
- ‘U. of Wisconsin Students and Professors Join Thousands Rallying Against Governor’s Plan,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 February.
- ‘U. of Wisconsin Faculty Would Lose Collective-Bargaining Rights Under Governor’s Proposal,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 February.
- [TAA] ‘Letter to the Editor: Biddy’s response to Budget Repair Bill: Disappointing,’ Daily Cardinal, 15 February.
- ‘Reversals in Wisconsin,’ Inside Higher Ed, 14 February.
- ‘On public employees and the right to organize,’ The Note on my Door, 13 February.
- ‘Campus Connection: Walker ‘opens gate to brain drain from UW,’ Capital Times, 13 February.
- ‘Live Blog: Badger Partnership Forum,’ ASM: The Student Voice, 24 January.
- WPRI (2010) Making the University of Wisconsin More Accountable Through Greater Autonomy (December)
- ‘Will Walker chart a new path for UW?,’ Isthmus/Daily Page, 8 November 2010.
- ‘Bucky in the New Millennium,’ Madison Magazine, September 2010.
(6) Precursor Documents and Issues Worth Noting
- WPRI (2010) Making the University of Wisconsin More Accountable Through Greater Autonomy (December)
- Sustaining a Great Public University – by Mike Knetter and Gwen Eudey – WPRI’s Refocus Wisconsin, Sept 2010.
- ‘U. of Wisconsin Academics Win Collective-Bargaining Rights,’ Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 June 2009.
- ‘20,000 University of Wisconsin Faculty Gain Bargaining Rights,’ AFL-CIO Blog, 30 June 2009.
- ‘Wisconsin Academics Get Expansive Bargaining Bill,‘ AFT-FACE, 29 June 2009.
- WPRI (2006) The University of Wisconsin System Abandoning the Middle Class.
- WPRI (2001) Chartering the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- WPRI (1994) The University of Wisconsin System: An Agenda for the 21st Century.
(7) ‘Charter Universities’ Articles (mostly general, though a few reference the NBP/WIP debate)
- ‘Ohio Tries Out Charter Universities,‘ The Non-Profit Quarterly, 21 March.
- ‘Are “charter universities” the future of state-funded higher ed?,’ Stateline.org, 18 March.
- ‘OSU President Gee sees chance for charter university status,’ Columbus Examiner, 17 March.
- ‘Charter university idea intrigues schools,’ Crain’s Cleveland Business, 14 March.
- ‘Charter college idea has appeal,’ Columbus Dispatch, 6 March.
(8) Profiles of Relevant Actors (TBC)
- MacIver Institute (via Sourcewatch)
(9) Videos (in chronological order, advocating one way or another)
- University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly and Board of Regents President Chuck Pruitt were the guests on Newsmakers, The Appleton Post-Crescent’s online interview show (17 March)
- UW Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin sits down with Frederica Freyberg (Wisconsin Public Television) to discuss the New Badger Partnership and how the university will work with proposed biennial budget cuts (11 March)
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