UW Regents tell lawmakers about dissatisfaction with president they fired A state Senate committee put off taking action despite threats from lawmakers to fire unconfirmed members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents after two regents shared more details Thursday about the decision to fire former UW President Jay Rothman. While the regents were legally prevented from sharing specific details about the firing, they […]

UW Regents defended firing President Jay Rothman, citing a "lack of urgency" on AI policy and innovation. GOP lawmakers are threatening to block Regent confirmations in response. A high-stakes clash over leadership and university independence. 🎓🏛️

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