The cover story of this week?s Chronicle of Higher Education print edition highlights the significant budget cuts most states have delivered to major public research universities between 2002-10. The article is based on a report by the National Science Board, which found that only seven states increased their per-student financial support to these institutions during that period. Perhaps surprisingly, Wisconsin was not among those 10 states making the deepest cuts. According to an online, sortable table put together by the Chronicle using the board?s figures, Wisconsin?s cut in state support to UW-Madison ?- the state?s only major public research university -? was 9 percent between 2002-10.
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