The Pointer UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
On Thursday, Nov. 29, the Stevens Point Academic Representation Council released an open letter to the UW Board of Regents that expressed a lack of confidence in Bernie Patterson, Chancellor of UWSP. The letter brought forward a series of accusations against Patterson and his administration. These accusations illustrated cases of administration’s supposed neglect and mismanagement over the last several years ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Board of Regents
UW-System Addresses Freedom Of Expression With New Policy
On Oct. 6, the UW-System Board of Regents approved a Commitment to Academic Freedom of Expression policy. This policy was built following past policy changes to set standards for students who may use their free speech to impede the speech of others in ways not congruent with the nature of academic discourse. Throughout the UW-System schools have been struggling with ... Read More »
Role of Regent Governance Questioned by State Legislature
During a conference held last month by The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, a number of Wisconsin legislators suggested the role of Regent Governance within the UW System might soon change. “I think we need to take a look at governance and I believe the system needs to be driven by the campuses with the campuses driving what ... Read More »
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Review Jeffrey Decker’s Ban from UW System Campuses
The UW System Board of Regents has challenged the state Supreme Court to reconsider their decision to reverse the harassment injunction against Jeffrey Decker, a former student of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Decker, a 2005 UWSP graduate, re-enrolled to the university in 2010 to challenge the university’s management of segregated fees. He contends that these fees are improperly regulated ... Read More »
Regents Consider Costs of Funding Cuts to System
Students are facing rising tuition costs, while at the same time the amount of funding the UW System receives from the state has been steadily decreasing. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents met on February 9th to discuss the intersection between tuition costs and state funding for higher education, as well as possible avenues for universities to maintain ... Read More »
UW System Sued Over Education Syllabi
The National Council on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit educational group, filed a suit on January 26 against the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents after the board and UW System schools refused an open records request over the release of education course syllabi. The Council, along with the U.S. News and World Report, is undergoing a national review, of ... Read More »