In the Wisconsin State Journal, columnist Tom Still sets the stage for the coming debate on funding the UW System. “The details aren’t known because Gov. Scott Walker is keeping his cards vested, but the UW System is bracing itself for a round of state budget cuts in the two-year cycle that begins July 1. …
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau is projecting a shortfall of $283 million in the state budget when the 2014-15 fiscal year ends on June 30. Read the LFB memo.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank responds in her blog to media reports about budget discussions and the UW System. “UW System President Ray Cross is in charge of negotiating the items relating to the System that will be in the Governor’s budget,” Blank writes. “I have not been directly involved but I and others at UW-Madison have been in …
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross urged business leaders at the Rotary Club of Madison that the UW should be seen as an investment in Wisconsin’s future. Read the story from WisBusiness.com.
Gov. Scott Walker said in an interview on WKOW-TV’s “Capitol City Sunday” that he anticipates cutting “bits and pieces of just about every part of state government” to close the 2015-17 state budget deficit. Walker, who was sworn in for a second four-year term today, said his budget proposal will scale back the size and scope of …
Gov. Scott Walker said in a interview with WISC-TV that he will honor his campaign promise to freeze University of Wisconsin System tuition and plans to give more flexibility to the UW System and consolidate state agencies. See video of the full interview here. And in an interview with the Associated Press, Walker said he was …
In an interview with the Capital Times, Charles Hoslet, UW–Madison’s associate vice chancellor of government and corporate affairs, says the state budget is the main legislative priority for the university. “Ninety percent of what we’re interested in happens in the state budget,” Hoslet said. UW–Madison is advocating for UW System President Ray Cross’ budget proposal, …
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross today called for a series of internal reforms, including reforming the executive search process, developing uniform workload guidelines for the non-instructional activities of faculty members, and conducting an analysis of administrative operations. “Looking ahead, as we ask the Governor and the legislature to increase the state’s investment in the …
Hoping to increase transparency and accessibility of how the University of Wisconsin–Madison manages its resources, Chancellor Rebecca Blank asked staff to create the Budget in Brief, a slimmed-down booklet that breaks the university’s $2.9 billion annual budget into digestible chunks. “I felt that we needed a clear, easy-to-navigate document that tells the story of where our …
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the upcoming debate over the state’s biennial is particularly important for the university, as well as for the economic health of Wisconsin. “The higher education system in this state is central to its long-term economic competitiveness and growth,” Blank says in a recent post on her blog, Blank’s Slate. “Having …