Regents are expected to consider and approve a UW-Madison proposal that would tack what amounts to a $1,400 a year surcharge onto tuition costs for engineering students. The premium would raise about $3 million per year, according to estimates, which UW officials say would provide extra money to pay faculty and improve research opportunities in Madison.
We urge UW decision-makers to stop shaking down students and parents. Double-digit tuition increases – topped with curriculum-specific premiums – threaten to price Wisconsin kids out of school.