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• Chancellor defends public authority status for UW-Madison March 11, 2011 Appearing before the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday, Chancellor Biddy Martin said restructuring UW-Madison as a public authority would give the university a chance to gain the flexibilities it needs to deal with looming budget cuts. After a vigorous discussion, regents voted to ask the governor to grant all system schools flexibilities, in a plan they call the Wisconsin Idea Partnership.
• Chancellor Martin statement on state Senate action March 9, 2011
• Campus open for work and class Thursday, Friday March 9, 2011
• University quality at stake in budget discussion, chancellor says March 8, 2011 A crowd of nearly 300 people packed a room at Grainger Hall on Wednesday to hear Chancellor Biddy Martin describe how UW-Madison will benefit from being restructured as a public authority as called for in the governor’s proposed budget.
• Chancellor Martin’s statement on Governor Walker’s budget proposal March 1, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin said Tuesday that Governor Scott Walker's proposed cuts to higher education in Wisconsin will be very difficult to absorb after years of cuts to the campuses. She is encouraged, on the other hand, by the governor's forward-looking proposal to give increased flexibility to UW-Madison, and, over time, other UW System institutions.
• Budget, New Badger Partnership web chat with Chancellor Martin set for Wednesday March 1, 2011
• Campus forums scheduled on budget, New Badger Partnership Feb. 28, 2011 During the next two weeks, Chancellor Biddy Martin will be holding a pair of forums on developments regarding the New Badger Partnership and the state budget process. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
• Chancellor Biddy Martin’s statement on UW System flexibility document Feb. 16, 2011
• Statement of Chancellor Biddy Martin on the state budget repair bill Feb. 16, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has released the following statement about the state budget repair bill under consideration in the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance:
• Chancellor Martin reacts to proposed budget repair bill Feb. 14, 2011 Chancellor emails the campus community her reaction to Gov. Walker's budget repair proposal of Feb. 11
• Chancellor Martin reacts to State of the State address Feb. 1, 2011
• MIU success a model for broader flexibility Oct. 20, 2010 The success of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates in building educational quality and affordability provides a strong case study in how the university can use broader flexibility to keep UW-Madison great, Chancellor Biddy Martin said Tuesday.
• Campus forum kicks off a lively discussion Oct. 19, 2010 A new business model for the University of Wisconsin-Madison would be consistent with the university’s commitment to the Wisconsin Idea, Chancellor Biddy Martin told a campus audience Monday.
• UW-Madison research expenditures top the $1 billion mark Oct. 7, 2010 For the first time, annual research expenditures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have surpassed the $1 billion milestone.
• Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison Aug. 20, 2010 It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s.
• Statement of CALS Dean Molly Jahn on the death of Rod Nilsestuen July 22, 2010 Here is a statement from Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, regarding the death of state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Affairs Secretary Rod Nilsestuen:
• Statewide value-added system to launch this week Nov. 4, 2009 Administrators from Wisconsin school districts are working with education researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison to learn how to use a new student growth measure.
• UW fields and gardens help feed people in need Oct. 26, 2009 Food bank workers have been lining up for tons of potatoes produced at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's agricultural research stations at Rhinelander and Hancock this fall.
• Message from UW System President Kevin P. Reilly on UW System furlough plan July 3, 2009
• Domestic partner health insurance included in state budget June 29, 2009 Gov. Jim Doyle today (June 29) signed into law a state budget authorizing the offering of health insurance benefits to same- and opposite-sex domestic partnerships.