Evers Responds to UW Neutrality Policy for Leader Statements

Frederica Freyberg:
Governor Tony Evers paid a visit to the UW-Madison campus this week, listening to students discuss their higher education experience. As part of a tour of UW campuses, the governor is using the visits to prop up his planned budget increase of $800 million for the UW system. Governor Evers also spoke to his reaction of a new policy released by UW system President Jay Rothman in the aftermath of Israel-Palestine war protests on campuses last spring. The new policy has some concerned about impacts on free speech, as it says, “University leaders should maintain viewpoint neutrality in any reference to any matter of political or social controversy.”

Tony Evers:
It would have a chilling effect on me if I was a member of the faculty and really didn’t know what I should do to be compliant.