Skip to main content

Richard Telfer: Budget delay is causing great harm to students

Dear Editor: Currently, there are 178 eligible UW-Whitewater students waiting to find out if they will receive financial aid for the coming school year through the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant (WHEG) program. WHEG is a state-funded grant available to eligible undergraduate Wisconsin residents who have demonstrated financial need.

These students are waiting for funding because of the delay in approving the state budget.