Author: shelton
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Prof. Shelton on WUWM, WPR
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Prof. Jon Shelton has done recent interviews about the UW system workload policy negotiated by politicians in the recent budget without any faculty or staff input as well as efforts by Republican Representative Tom Tiffany to pass legislation micromanaging the hiring practices of American universities. You can check those out at the links above!
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Shelton and Kruse screen A Face in the Crowd at Tarlton
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The historic Tarlton Theatre in Green Bay was proud to present A Face in the Crowd as part of a new Fascism In Film series, featuring University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professors Jon Shelton (Democracy and Justice Studies) and Zack Kruse (English) presenting historical context and parallels between classic films throughout history and the present. The…
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UWGB-United Members go to Prevea for meeting with Regent Ashok Rai
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UWGB-United members were in the news when faculty and staff from UW-Green Bay went to the Prevea corporate headquarters seeking a meeting with Regent Ashok Rai to discuss a regent “meet and confer” policy. Meet and confer is a from of labor/management relationship where workers through their union can discuss working conditions with administration. More…
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Shelton and Kruse screen The Great Dictator Wed Mar. 26 7:00 pm at the Tarlton!
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The historic Tarlton Theatre in Green Bay is proud to present The Great Dictator (1940) as part of a new Fascism In Film series, featuring University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professors Jon Shelton (Democracy and Justice Studies) and Zack Kruse (English) presenting historical context and parallels between classic films throughout history and the present. Wednesday, March…
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Kruse and Shelton part of new “Fascism in Film” Series at the Tarlton Theater, Mar. 26
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The historic Tarlton Theatre in Green Bay is proud to present The Great Dictator (1940) as part of a new Fascism In Film series, featuring University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professors Jon Shelton (Democracy and Justice Studies) and Zack Kruse (English) presenting historical context and parallels between classic films throughout history and the present. Wednesday, March…
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Jamelle Bouie for Harvey Kaye Lecture Series Mar. 13
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The Harvey Kaye State of Democracy Lecture series is pleased to announce that we will have nationally-renowned New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie speaking on campus on Thursday, Mar. 13, at 7:00 pm in the Mauthe Center. The event is free and open to the public, but the venue is expected to fill and you…
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Jamelle Bouie for Harvey Kaye Lecture Series Mar. 13
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The Harvey Kaye State of Democracy Lecture series is pleased to announce that we will have nationally-renowned New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie speaking on campus on Thursday, Mar. 13, at 7:00 pm in the Mauthe Center. The event is free and open to the public, but the venue is expected to fill and you…
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Shelton quoted in story about UW System’s Spending on Consultants
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UWGB-United President and Democracy and Justice Studies Professor Jon Shelton was quoted in a widely-circulated investigation by WORT Madison on the UW System Administration’s spending on contracts with for-profit consultants. “You think about how the lowest paid people on our campuses have suffered from these budget cuts. It’s not the full professor at Madison who…
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Shelton publishes piece in the Nation
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UWGB-United President and Democracy and Justice Studies professor Jon Shelton co-authored a piece in The Nation entitled “Why Democrats are Losing Americans without College Degrees–and How to Win Them Back”. As Shelton (and Neil Kraus) argue, “To win back working-class voters—particularly those with less formal education—Democrats must clearly commit to a vision and a narrative…
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Shelton quoted in Inside Higher Ed
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UWGB-United President and Democracy and Justice Studies professor Jon Shelton was quoted in “Inside Higher Ed” in response to UW System Administration’s new proposed Intellectual Property policy: “Jon Shelton, a professor at UW–Green Bay who also signed the open letter criticizing the copyright proposal, told Inside Higher Ed that all of that context makes him…