University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty are raising concerns over new workload requirements set to begin next fall that were passed as part of Wisconsin’s latest state budget negotiations.
Wisconsin Act 15 provides new requirements for University of Wisconsin System faculty and educational staff, mandating educators teach a minimum of 12 credit hours across the academic year, with an additional three summer credits for staff with 12-month appointments.
The new requirements were part of the bipartisan state budget agreement made in July between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers to land a $256 million funding increase for the UW System, the largest in decades…