Professor appeals dismissal decision
Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2018
A tenured University of Wisconsin-Whitewater art history associate professor is appealing the UW Board of Regents’ decision to dismiss him earlier this week. Chris Henige – who was hired by the university in 2001, received tenure in 2007 and served as the Chair of the Art and Design departmen...
It’s a wrap: The Royal Purple’s top five stories
May 3, 2016
By Kimberly Wethal May 4, 2016 Collectively, the Royal Purple’s staff of 17 editors and many more staff writers wrote about the good, the bad and the political news, penned editorials on the world around us, featured the People of Whitewater you see on your way to class and was there th...
Regents approve tenure changes
March 15, 2016
By Nathan Kober March 16, 2016 The UW System Board of Regents passed a new set of tenure policies on March 10, making it easier for campus administrators to fire faculty. The new policies came as part of the greater changes made to the UW system in Wisconsin’s 2015-17 biennial budget, ...