Inappropriately partisan letter sent unsolicited to former students
MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is responding to an inappropriately partisan eight-page letter that a University of Wisconsin-Madison educator sent to his former students at the close of the most recent semester.
Sen. Testin was forwarded an email that contained the letter from a father of a student who was enrolled in one of Noah Stengl’s classes. According to his biography on his personal website, Stengl has been a lecturer with the UW-Madison Department of Political Science since August of 2024. He was also a teaching assistant at UW-Madison from 2020 to 2022.
“It is downright disturbing that a UW-Madison faculty member would be this politically tone-deaf to send his former students such an unprofessional letter that goes well beyond the scope of his position,” Sen. Testin said. “It’s unfortunate that my office received this letter after we passed the 2025-27 state budget where the Universities of Wisconsin got a $256 million increase for staff salaries and wage hikes. This should serve as a cautionary tale as we put together future budgets for the Universities of Wisconsin.”
A copy of Stengl’s letter is attached to this press release.
