UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank writes in her blog that the System budget request aligns well with the institution’s goals. “I’m happy to support this request, and I hope you will join our efforts over the next nine months as part of the state budget process,” Blank says. University of Wisconsin Board of Regents President Regina Millner …
Wisconsin State Journal: UW budget request seeks new outreach programs, $4M for student advising Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: UW System details new initiatives Capital Times: UW System seeks $42.5 million to cut student costs, develop workforce Wisconsin State Journal editorial: Keep tuition freeze but increase state aid to University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Leader-Telegram editorial: UW System budget request reasonable
The University of Wisconsin System today released details of the strategic framework, 2020FWD, and the 2017-19 biennial budget request. The items will be presented UW System Board of Regents for discussion and a vote during Thursday’s meeting at the Gordon Dining & Event Center on the UW-Madison campus.
In a recent post on her blog, Chancellor Blank addressed recent discourse around UW-Madison and UW System, along with ways the university can work with the state to move both forward. Related: View the UW-Madison Budget in Brief document (PDF).
In a summary on budget impacts submitted to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, UW–Madison reported that a 10.6 percent reduction in state support in the current fiscal year has created an $86 million budget deficit. To close the budget gap, UW–Madison has cut or redirected spending by $50 million over the next two …
Highlights: Tuition balances carried over from prior fiscal years have been reduced by more than 50% – from $143M in FY13 to $71.1M in FY15. This represents a decrease from a 16% carryover at the end of FY 2013 to 7.3% at the end of FY 2015, well below the 12% threshold established by new …
Chancellor Blank posted the following blog entry on “Blank’s Slate.” Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday, July 12, signed the bill that lays out the state of Wisconsin’s spending plan for the next two years. I know that over the last six months, members of the campus community, as well as our alumni and friends, have …
Gov. Scott Walker issued his budget message Monday, including vetoes to some provisions affecting UW-Madison and the UW System. Walker let stand changes that remove tenure from state statute and place it in Board of Regents policy. Among the items he vetoed were provisions to: Make the use of student fees subject to the approval of …
Chancellor Rebecca Blank today sent two letters to Gov. Scott Walker requesting vetoes of provisions in the 2015-17 state budget. The first letter, regarding changes tenure and shared governance at UW System schools, can be read here. Blank’s second letter, regarding language that would prohibit the Board of Regents from making a probationary or indefinite academic …
The Assembly passed a state budget early Thursday morning by a vote of 52-46. The spending plan contains $250 million in cuts to UW System, among other provisions. It next heads to Governor Scott Walker for his signature.