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 …
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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 …
Governor’s budget designed to help the university ‘bounce back’
Calling higher education an economic driver for Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers proposed a major reinvestment in the University of Wisconsin System.
Evers unveiled his proposed 2021-23 biennial state budget on Tuesday evening, recommending an additional $191 million in funding for the UW System. Breaking a decades-long trend, the budget calls for spending more on colleges than prisons.
Statement of Chancellor Rebecca Blank in response to Governor Evers’ Budget Proposal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement in response to Governor Evers’ 2021-23 Budget Proposal. “I want to thank Governor Evers for a budget proposal that recognizes the vital role the UW System plays in …
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 …