An anticipated wave of no confidence resolutions against University of Wisconsin System officials, in the wake of a similar measure passing at UW-Madison, has begun.

Faculty at UW-River Falls and UW-La Crosse approved no confidence resolutions this week and others will be up for votes Tuesday by the Faculty Senate at UW-Eau Claire and at an unprecedented meeting of the full faculty at UW-Milwaukee.

The UW-Madison Faculty Senate on Monday overwhelmingly declared no confidence in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents, despite cautions from Chancellor Rebecca Blank that it would “reduce support for us at a time we need to communicate our value to the citizens of Wisconsin as strongly as possible.”

The resolution focuses on changes made by UW System officials, without input from faculty, to a UW-Madison tenure policy that make it easier to lay off tenured faculty, critics say. The Board of Regents approved the policy last month.