The state Assembly and Senate passed the 2021-23 state budget bill, which will now go to Governor Tony Evers. The legislature’s version of the bill includes a total of $8.25 million in new funding for …
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UW System President Thompson statement on pay plan
UW System President Tommy Thompson issued this statement following the Joint Finance Committee’s vote on state employee compensation: “The UW System’s faculty and staff are the best in the country and that has never been …
Budget committee takes up UW system funding for 2021 – 23
The legislature’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance took action on UW System’s 2021-23 operating budget Thursday, making significant changes to the biennial budget recommended by Gov. Tony Evers in February. If passed by the full …
Legislative budget committee to take up UW System biennial budget
The legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will be taking up UW System’s biennial budget at 11 a.m. this Thursday. Budget papers for UW System can be found here. The meeting can be streamed live at …
Tour of L&S, engineering facilities highlights need for new buildings
University of Wisconsin System Interim President Tommy Thompson and University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank today urged that planned projects to rebuild the College of Engineering and Letters & Science academic buildings move forward in …
Statement of Chancellor Rebecca Blank in response to Governor Evers’ Capital Budget Proposal
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 …
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 …