PROFS Forum
What is the Path Forward for Public Higher Education?
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Time
All day
Location
159, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building
Description
Public perception of higher education is falling, and college and university leaders have been forced to make the case about the value of higher education to skeptical taxpayers, parents, students, and politicians. Our panel will discuss how to move forward in these challenging times.
The panelists:
• State Representative Angela Stroud
• Greg Summers, former UW-Stevens Point Provost
• Raymond Taffora, former UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
The panelists:
• State Representative Angela Stroud
• Greg Summers, former UW-Stevens Point Provost
• Raymond Taffora, former UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs
Website
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-698-7427 (voice and text) or email mfelber@secfac.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.