UW's faculty senate votes in favor of UW System split - DEBORAH ZIFF, Madison.com

UW-Madison's faculty senate voted Monday to support public authority status for the university, a controversial budget proposal that would split the flagship university from the rest of the University of Wisconsin System. In doing so, they answered a call from UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin, who sought support for the plan from the campus, in the face of opposition from others in the UW System. "UW-Madison has been shackled by the UW System from the time it was merged with the UW System," said Ronald Kalil, a professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, at the faculty senate meeting.