NYTimes- Unions Subdued, Scott Walker Turns to Tenure at Wisconsin Colleges

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Unions Subdued, Scott Walker Turns to Tenure at Wisconsin Colleges

By MONICA DAVEY and TAMAR LEWINJUNE 4, 2015



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Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday at the State Capitol, where he discussed plans for building a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

CHICAGO — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who began building a national profile four years ago by sharply cutting collective bargaining rights for most government workers, has turned his sights to a different element of the public sector: state universities.

As Mr. Walker takes steps toward announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, he and leaders in Wisconsin’s Republican-held Legislature have called for changes that would give a board largely picked by the governor far more control over tenure and curriculum in the University of Wisconsin System.

Critics said the proposal, which is championed by Republicans in the Legislature, would burnish Mr. Walker’s conservative credentials as he is scrutinized by likely primary voters..................




Republicans say the new proposal will give university leaders more autonomy and encourage savings and efficiency at a moment when the state is aiming to cut spending to balance its budget. But the plan has caused professors to express alarm.
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“It’ll be impossible for us to attract and retain people if we’re the only one that has such a weak protection of tenure,” said Donald Moynihan, a professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has been at the institution for 10 years and was among hundreds of faculty members in recent days to sign a letter opposing the changes.............



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[Human101948]

1. They will however be there forever if the follow the Koch brothers' rules...

Just like they have coopted various university departments by "endowing" chairs, they will call the tune. (In other words, bought and paid for professors.)

[Omaha Steve]

2. Thanks for posting

Kick.

[Still In Wisconsin]

3. Scott Walker must always have a villain.

His politics of personal resentment, his stock in trade, require a villain at all times. We (the UW faculty) are simply the latest Scott Walker villain, and the one he hopes to ride all the way to the white house.