MILWAUKEE – University of Wisconsin politics and policies are shaping up as a campaign issue, but university leaders said today they’re doing their best to stay clear of it.
U.S. Rep. Mark Green, the likely Republican candidate for governor, said in a statement that the Board of Regents, who met today, would be “ill advised” to raise tuition by 6.8 percent for in-state students as they decrease tuition for many out-of-state students.
“One of our big challenges is ignoring press releases for political gain,” said Regent President David Walsh during a news conference this morning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “Mr. Green has his own agenda.”