“A strong, healthy Universities of Wisconsin is essential for the success of the state of Wisconsin. UW-Madison, our state’s flagship educational institution, is a major economic driver all across our state, providing life-changing research and the knowledge and talent pipeline Wisconsin’s citizens and employers need.”
Year: 2024
Regents approve ‘Up to the Middle’ budget request
The $855 million request over two years would allow the state’s public universities to shed their ranking of 43rd of 50 states in public funding and reach the national median.
Engineering building, reciprocity changes receive final approval
Governor Tony Evers to signed into law a series of bipartisan bills that include state funding for a new College of Engineering building, much-needed campus infrastructure projects, and changes to the Wisconsin-Minnesota reciprocity agreement allowing …