At the school where I taught for almost 35 years, the University of Wisconsin—Madison, campus leaders continue their rush to respond to the BlackOut demands put forth by black student leaders last spring
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 7:46 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Four classically liberal professors and an economist named Adam Smith walk into a room.
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2016 @ 3:04 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory announced a wager he has with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker today over the outcome of tonight's Duke University Blue Devils vs. University of Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Men's Division I basketball championship game.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In the weeks leading up to Walker's February 3 state budget address, the governor leaked his plan to cut the system's budget by $300 million during 2016 and 2017. (The university system made up about 19 percent of the state's overall spending in 2013-15.) The president of the system, Ray Cross...
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In July, I wrote about the pressure that University of Wisconsin officials have been exerting on the faculty for greater "equity" on campus.
Published: Friday, December 19th, 2014 @ 1:40 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Many American colleges and universities are in the thrall of “diversity,” but none more so than my institution, the University of Wisconsin.
Published: Saturday, July 19th, 2014 @ 11:22 am
By: John William Pope Center
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On September 13, 2011, Roger Clegg, president of the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO), was in Madison to reveal the findings of his organization's study of racial preferences in admissions at the University of Wisconsin.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2013 @ 3:22 pm
By: George Leef
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