University of Wisconsin–Madison

State revenue picture improves

A memo released yesterday by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that general fund tax revenues will be $454.6 million higher over the next three years than previously projected. The boost in the revenue projection is due to increased tax collections, departmental revenues and a decrease in spending, the memo says. Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin’s budget picture …

State of the State coverage roundup

Wisconsin State Journal: State of the State: Scott Walker vows to cut UW System tuition for in-state students The Capital Times: UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank calls on state to pay for Scott Walker’s promised tuition cut Associated Press: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposes cutting tuition for UW undergraduates Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Walker promises to lower UW tuition, touts …

Chancellor Blank response to State of the State

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has issued the following comment on Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to lower state resident undergraduate tuition throughout the UW System: “Like Governor Walker, our goal is to make UW-Madison affordable and accessible to all Wisconsin students. It is our hope that the governor and legislature will not only fully fund …

WAA, board members urge governor to support UW-Madison

Members of UW–Madison’s boards of visitors serve as advisers to schools and colleges across campus. Recently, working with the Wisconsin Alumni Association, hundreds of these advisers signed this letter to the governor and state legislators in support of the UW. WAA also took out newspaper ads across the state.

Blank warns that cuts are affecting quality

Speaking to a group of local educators, UW-Madison alumni and supporters in Lake Delton, Chancellor Rebecca Blank said that cuts to the University of Wisconsin System budget are beginning to affect the quality of the institutions. Read the full story at Wisconsin Dells Events.