Category Archives: Education
Schoemann confusing on UW commissions
Education, Elections 2026, Government Spending, Tom Tiffany, University of Wisconsin System, Washington County
For a leader who came up short on keeping a University of Wisconsin presence in Washington County, despite the use of two task forces, Republican governor candidate Josh Schoemann has some big ideas about reforms for the Universities of Wisconsin, … Read the rest
OCS making good money last 5 years
It’s a little late to be dissecting the deal approved by the Washington County Board last week to sell the facilities of the old UW campus to the Ozaukee Christian School (OCS) for $3 million, but it’s still of public … Read the rest
Finally, UWM scores health sciences win
Back when Carlos Santiago was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee from 2024 to 2010, he would often comment, “Where are the cranes over the UWM campus?” He was contrasting UWM, the state’s second flagship as a Ph.D. … Read the rest
No UW consensus, but strategy comes clear
There was not a scintilla of consensus for any particular reorganization of the Universities of Wisconsin at the fifth of six hearings by a special committee named to do just that. The Legislative Council Study Committee on the Future of … Read the rest
Did Rothman’s closures exceed his authority?
Two members of the new legislative study committee created to examine the future of the University of Wisconsin system raised concerns about how six two-year UW campuses were closed over the last year. Roger Atwell, founder of Nicolet Bank in … Read the rest
Look inside for next UWM, WTCS leaders
Most seasoned board chairpersons would tell you that they prefer to promote for top jobs from the inside. Hiring CEOs or presidents from the outside is always a bit of a crap shoot, not matter how much vetting is done. … Read the rest
A requiem for UWM-WC; a look forward
The last class of students has been taking its final exams at the West Bend campus of the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee at Washington County. The West Bend Theatre Company staged its last play at its Theatre on the … Read the rest
Chump change offered for closed UW colleges
As one example of political leaders in Wisconsin nibbling around the edges of major public policy challenges, the university president, the legislative leaders and the governor threw some chump change at the communities that have hosted two-year UW colleges for … Read the rest
4th UW college folds, despite obvious solution
And then there were nine. Of the original 13 UW two-year colleges that have been around for a half century or more, nine are still operating despite sharp enrollment declines. But four have bitten the dust, or are about to. … Read the rest
Future use of vacated UWM-WC
Come July, the campus of the former University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee at Washington County will be empty. In the face of declining enrollments, Jay Rothman, president of the Universities of Wisconsin, made an abrupt decision to shut down the … Read the rest
