Governor Evers Signs Wisconsin Merit Scholarship Legislation

Jack O’Meara and PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals joined Governor Evers on April 5 for the signing of Assembly Bill 67, which extended the Wisconsin Merit Scholarship program to top in-state students attending UW System schools. A large portion of the students receiving the Wisconsin Merit Scholarships choose to attend UW-Madison. PROFS, representing UW-Madison faculty, supported AB 67. Also joining the bill-signing was Rep. Chanz Green (R-Bayfield), the lead author of the legislation.