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Related: About this forumRobin Vos no longer supports giving the UW autonomy...but still wants huge cuts
Robin "ratface" Vos is at it again:
"But when I see that the regents at its last meeting came out and said that we're going to have no change no changes to tenure, no change to all of these different things well, then why are we giving you the autonomy to do nothing with it if you're going to protect the status quo?"
So basically his definition of autonomy for the UW is that they eliminate tenure and shared governance like he said they should. He wants these bastards PUNISHED, dammit!! His vision for the UW is a giant trade school staffed by adjunct instructors who teach "job skills" for $18K/year. The UW system (full disclosure: my employer) will soon become the very first non-profit university system in the nation to do this. Probably not the last though, as I suspect this is coming straight from ALEC. I predict loss of all accreditation within three to five years. All of those millions and millions of dollars in research grants and all of the collaborations with the private sector? Gone. ALL gone- kiss it goodbye. The UW will be gone. Period. But hey, we'll still have the Packers! Way to go Republican voters.
read more at http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/professors-group-raises-red-flag-on-scott-walkers-uw-system-plans-b99461011z1-296085811.html
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Robin Vos no longer supports giving the UW autonomy...but still wants huge cuts (Original Post)
Still In Wisconsin
Mar 2015
OP
14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism (http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm)
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2015
#2
Vos has always had a sore spot for the Univerisity and has always wanted to gut tenure and shareed
riversedge
Mar 2015
#3
CatholicEdHead
(9,740 posts)1. ALEC out of touch with business community
If the idea of turning liberal arts land grant universities into trade school equivalents. They must be deep in their bubble to push this. Businesses prefer well rounded employees capable of independent thought to do projects properly.
There will be blowback from this even if they keep using Wisconsin as test cases for GOP policies.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)2. 14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism (http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm)
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote open hostility to higher education and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
ewagner
(18,964 posts)7. +1
riversedge
(70,299 posts)3. Vos has always had a sore spot for the Univerisity and has always wanted to gut tenure and shareed
governance. always. damn him!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)5. Autonomy means doing what the Republicans tell you, and taking the blame for it too.
AllyCat
(16,222 posts)6. Of course that is what they want.