Perspectives Scott Walker Creates Mainstream Education Reform Malcolm A. Kline March 4, 2015 Although frequently branded as far-Right, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposals, at least on the education front, are surprisingly middle-of-the-road, or…
Perspectives Liberal Media fails to Smear Scott Walker, Again Spencer Irvine March 3, 2015 Sounds like a pattern, right? The liberal press, Jezebel, The Daily Beast and Huffington Post, accused Scott Walker, the presumed…
Faculty Lounge Wisconsin Professor who gave Extra Credit to Students at anti-Scott Walker Rally isn’t Political Spencer Irvine February 27, 2015 What? Yes, that’s the claim of one of Professor Beth Lueck’s students, who said that politics never got into the…
Perspectives Scott Walker’s Mainstream Higher Ed Reform Malcolm A. Kline February 24, 2015 When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled his higher education reforms for the state university system, the reaction from that quarter…
Faculty Lounge Wisconsin Professor Offers Extra Credit for Attending anti-Scott Walker Rally Spencer Irvine February 21, 2015 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater English professor Beth Lueck offered extra credit for students to protest at an anti-Walker rally. There was…
Perspectives Did Governor Scott Walker Graduate? Malcolm A. Kline February 19, 2015 Reports that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker did not graduate from college have provoked a stream of broadsides, most of them…
Faculty Lounge College Republicans Called Obscenities for Defending Scott Walker Spencer Irvine February 18, 2015 Stay classy, liberals, stay classy. Or not. But, throwing names around and using obscenities does not reinforce your position. Still,…
Faculty Lounge Scott Walker’s Higher Ed Budget Cuts are a Good Thing Spencer Irvine February 12, 2015 Here’s an op-ed written by a University of Wisconsin scholar about why the budget cuts aren’t as bad as the…
Faculty Lounge Scott Walker’s Budget Cuts are headed to Legislature, making U of Wisconsin Nervous Spencer Irvine February 10, 2015 Walker proposed $300 million in budget cuts for the University of Wisconsin system, which is not a lot considering their…
Perspectives Scott Walker’s Smart Higher Ed Proposal Malcolm A. Kline February 6, 2015 The governor of Wisconsin has provoked the ire of the higher education establishment in the state by suggesting that professors…
Faculty Lounge Wisconsin Professors Upset at Gov. Scott Walker’s Budget Cuts Spencer Irvine February 5, 2015 But, it could be beneficial as Walker believes it will make the University of Wisconsin system more efficient and cut…
Faculty Lounge Scott Walker to Wisconsin Professors: Work More than 14 Hours a Week Spencer Irvine And he’s not kidding about that, as he’s slicing $300 million from the University of Wisconsin budget to close a…