Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement in response to Governor Evers’ 2021-23 Capital Budget Proposal. “Governor Evers’ capital budget plan includes a major investment in higher education infrastructure that is critical for the future …
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Wisconsin Policy Forum releases report on the state of higher ed
The Wisconsin Policy Forum today issued a report on the financial state of higher education in Wisconsin, including UW System and UW-Madison. The report details the financial challenges facing the state’s four-year and two-year campuses …
Campus budget and furlough update
Chancellor Rebecca Blank sent the following message to all employees on Oct. 26. To our employees, This has been a year unlike any other in the history of our institution. I’m tremendously proud of the …
Regents approve 2021-23 biennial budget request
The UW System Board of Regents today approved its 2021-23 biennial operating budget request, seeking a state funding increase of 3.5 percent in each of the next two years, providing $95.7 million over the next …
Board to vote on 2021-23 biennial budget proposal
The UW System Board of Regents will vote today on operating and capital budget requests for the 2021-23 state biennial budget. The proposal seeks a state funding increase of 3.5 percent in each of the …
UW-Madison announces employee furloughs, leadership pay cuts
In a letter to campus on Wednesday, Chancellor Rebecca Blank notified employees that UW–Madison will implement additional expense reductions, including employee furloughs, in response to the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university finances. …
State budget committee approves additional System funding
The state legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance today unanimously approved $45 million in outcomes-based funding for UW System schools. The committee approved dispersing $22.5 million in each year of the biennium (2019-2021). In addition, the …
Governor Evers signs budget bill
In a Capitol news conference this morning, Governor Tony Evers signed the budget bill for the 2019-21 biennium, and issued his list of partial vetoes of the bill. UW—Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued the following …
Budget bill goes to the Senate
The State Assembly on Tuesday approved the 2019-21 budget bill on a 60-39 vote. The State Senate is deliberating the bill this morning. The session can be viewed on WisconsinEye. If the Senate approves the bill …
Assembly tackles budget bill
The Wisconsin State Assembly is set to take up the 2019-21 state budget bill at noon today. The session can be viewed on WisconsinEye.