On her blog Blank’s Slate, Chancellor Blank is sharing an update on the discussions around the state budget. She writes: “While the proposed $300 million cut to the UW System is a tremendous challenge, thanks to your efforts, we believe we are having an impact on the budget debate. “I’ve met recently with several members …
The introduction of the governor’s biennial budget bill raises questions about what efforts are appropriate to influence legislative consideration of the budget bill. Written or oral communications with legislators, legislative staff, the governor, the governor’s staff, or other agency officials involved in the legislative process (“state officials”) made to influence legislation constitute “lobbying” that is …
The idea has been suggested recently that the $300 million proposed UW System budget cut amounts to only a 2.5 percent cut in overall UW System funding– or that reserves should be used to offset the proposed cut. Both statements are incorrect. In reality, the Governor’s budget includes a 25 percent cut in state funding for essential educational …
Chancellor Rebecca Blank and university administrators are gathering input and questions from the campus community related to the 2015-2017 biennial budget. Questions will be answered in this FAQ document. If you have a question you would like to see answered here, email budget@uc.wisc.edu. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and university administrators are gathering input and questions from …
Friday morning’s budget forum with Chancellor Rebecca Blank will be webcast live and can be viewed here. The forum is from 9-10 a.m. in the Ebling Auditorium of the Microbial Sciences building, 1550 Linden Dr.
A standing room-only crowd of more than 350 employees packed the auditorium at the Health Sciences Learning Center late Wednesday night to hear information on how the state budget would impact UW–Madison. See more …
Thursday afternoon’s budget forum with Chancellor Rebecca Blank will be webcast live and can be viewed here. The forum is from 2:30-3:30 p.m., in Varsity Hall at Union South.
In an open letter to members of the state Assembly, UW-Madison military history professor Lt. Col. John Hall speaks movingly about how his hardworking parents made sure he and his siblings could go to college. Hall cut short his successful Army career to return to Wisconsin and join the history faculty, but was disappointed to find …
The Wisconsin Idea is the principle that UW-Madison should improve lives beyond the borders of campus. Over the years, the university has expanded the scope of the Wisconsin Idea to include serving communities across the country and around the globe. Yet the core of the Wisconsin Idea is — and has always been — about …
Speaking to a joint meeting of employee governance groups Monday, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said proposed cuts to state support would impact educational quality and jeopardize generations of taxpayer investment that have made the school a world-class university. See more …