Tenure

Wisconsin's public university system will now operate under a new tenure policy. The University of Wisconsin system Board of Regents approved changes to tenure protections at its meeting Thursday morning. The overhauled policy will replace the state tenure law that Republican leaders scrapped in the most recent budget.

An outspoken UW-Madison professor says she's planning to leave the state system because of forthcoming changes to tenure. Sara Goldrick-Rab, a vocal educational policy studies professor, announced Tuesday that she has accepted a position at Temple University in Philadelphia. She describes the school as "clearly committed to 21st century public university goals."