By most measures, UW-Madison’s billion-dollar-plus private fundraising campaign couldn’t be going much better.
This month, the tally stands at $1.65 billion, well beyond the campaign’s $1.5 billion goal – which was achieved in May, 18 months ahead of schedule.
But Susan Fischer, UW-Madison’s director of student financial aid, has a concern. Even though one of the campaign’s main goals is increased student financial aid, her office isn’t being guaranteed anything from the proceeds, she said.