The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is asking Governor Scott Walker for millions of dollars in additional funding after a four year tuition freeze and $250 million was cut from the system last year.
Governor Scott Walker says no decision has been made yet on how his budget will address the future of a University of Wisconsin tuition freeze.
Gov. Scott Walker won’t say whether he plans to freeze tuition at state universities for one year or two in the next two-year state budget.
The University of Wisconsin system’s Board of Regents has approved a budget request for $42.5 million in new funding. Regent Tony Evers voted no. “This budget in my estimation falls short of what the university system needs,” Evers said. “I understand the politics of asking for money.”
Governor Scott Walker says no decision has been made yet on how his budget will address the future of a University of Wisconsin tuition freeze.
The University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents approved a request for $42.5 million in new state spending on Thursday.
The state Legislature’s nonpartisan budget office says the state could have to spend roughly $30 million more on several University of Wisconsin System building projects that were delayed in the last budget.
Seven University of Wisconsin building projects Gov. Scott Walker delayed in the current budget to keep borrowing down now cost $30 million more, according to the state’s nonpartisan budget office.
The University of Wisconsin System’s request for the next state budget includes a new initiative that would require all students, professors and staff members to take part in training programs designed to instill “cultural fluency.”
UW-River Falls was one of the 26 Wisconsin college campuses affected by statewide budget cuts to higher education made two years ago. This month the budget for 2017-19, that will hopefully repair some of that damage, will be reviewed by the Board of Regents.
UW System President Ray Cross is getting ready to present the UW System 2017-19 budget request to the Board of Regents and Governor Walker. In total, Cross said the UW System will ask for $42.5 million in new state GPR. In June, the UW System and the Board of Regents approved asking for $19.2 million in funding for the Wisconsin Grant administered by the Higher Educations Aids Board (HEAB).
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is asking the Board of Regents to approve a budget request that asks for $42.5 million in state funding for a package of expanded efforts to keep college affordable and develop the state’s future workforce.
Letter to the editor from Carmen Gosey, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying political science and legal studies.
UW System is an engine for economic growth that needs investment after years of cuts, layoffs and lower staff morale.
University of Wisconsin System officials say they will spend millions of dollars on new programs meant to push educated students into the workforce if lawmakers approve their request for a $42.5 million funding increase in the next state budget.
The University of Wisconsin System’s 2017-’19 biennial budget request hits on all the major themes for meeting the state’s workforce needs and helping more first-generation students earn a college degree, but it offers few details about how an additional $42.5 million requested from the state would be spent.
Years of budget cuts under both Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his predecessor, Democrat Jim Doyle, have made for a lean UW System.
Column: In 1974, General Electric was headquartered in New York City, and was looking for a new home. Many of GE’s executives had already moved to Fairfield, Connecticut, drawn by the good schools, small-town atmosphere and suburban lifestyle.
Gov. Scott Walker will include new funding that is tied to how University of Wisconsin System campuses perform in certain areas in his next budget proposal.
The in-state tuition freeze has been in place for years. Now, as part of the University of Wisconsin System’s budget request, it could be lifted.
Gov. Scott Walker will include new funding for the University of Wisconsin System that will be tied to how it performs in certain measures as part of his next budget proposal, a spokesman said Tuesday after UW officials laid out their request for tens of millions of dollars in new state support.
The University of Wisconsin System wants to borrow $455 million in the next budget to construct one building and repair others, bringing it into potential conflict with Gov. Scott Walker’s strict limits on new state debt.
GREEN BAY – University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s top leader hopes the community will support increased funding for state campuses as Wisconsin lawmakers begin to piece together a 2017-19 budget.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he wants to extend the tuition freeze for state universities, but UW System leaders are asking him to reconsider.
The vice-chairman of the state Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee says continuing a tuition freeze for University of Wisconsin campuses for another two years is a “clear choice” for state lawmakers to make.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt’s message is simple, “More state investment is needed to maintain the quality of the student experience.”
The University of Wisconsin System is poised to ask lawmakers to lift the cap on in-state tuition and reverse years of declining support for higher education with a funding increase of $42.5 million in the next state budget.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is proposing a $42.5 million increase in the 2017-’19 budget, despite Gov. Scott Walker’s warning to expect zero growth in the next two years.
University of Wisconsin System leaders plan to ask Gov. Scott Walker to lift a tuition freeze and give them about $40 million more in aid in the next state budget.
University of Wisconsin System leaders plan to ask Gov. Scott Walker to lift a tuition freeze and give them about $40 million more in aid in the next state budget.
The University of Wisconsin System is poised to ask lawmakers to lift the cap on in-state tuition and reverse years of declining support for higher education with a funding increase of $42.5 million in the next state budget.
A former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and a member of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is calling on the state to take a no-nonsense approach to funding the UW System.
Wisconsin Democratic legislators are greeting the news that Gov. Scott Walker wants to freeze tuition at UW System schools for another two years with a rallying cry of sorts: Fund the freeze!“I think a tuition freeze is good for the state of Wisconsin and for students. However we have to fund the freeze,” said state Rep. Dianne Hesselbein, D-Middleton, a member of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
In recent years, conversations between the University of Wisconsin System and the state Legislature have been contentious, with the two groups butting heads over issues like funding cuts and challenges to tenure.
A possible funding increase for the University of Wisconsin System that would be tied to UW’s performance in certain metrics is still on the table for the next state budget, a spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker says.
UW-Stout Chancellor Bob Meyer said after hearing that Gov. Scott Walker spoke highly of UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire during a recent visit to the Chippewa Valley he was hopeful that a tuition freeze would be lifted.
Eau Claire (WQOW) – Governor Scott Walker told state agencies he plans to extend the University of Wisconsin tuition freeze in the next two-year state budget he will introduce in early 2017.
Gov. Scott Walker says he wants to extend the freeze on University of Wisconsin System tuition for another two years. The Republican governor also told UW and most other state agencies they should not anticipate new funding in his next budget.
Gov. Scott Walker is telling state agencies he plans to extend the University of Wisconsin tuition freeze in the next two-year state budget he will introduce in early 2017. Walker says in a letter to state agencies last week that most should submit budgets for the next two years that don’t spend any more money than they were allotted this year.
“How do we find a good career path for everyone and how do we attract more people into those high demand areas?” says Governor Scott Walker, after he spoke with local business leaders, Monday, at the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Altoona.
A Republican legislator said Thursday that the entire UW System could face consequences for an article on gay men’s sexual preferences assigned to a class of UW-Madison sociology students this week.
A Republican legislator warned Thursday that a University of Wisconsin-Madison instructor’s decision to assign an “offensive” essay on gay men’s sexual preferences could have budget ramifications for the entire UW-System next year.
Gov. Scott Walker said he’ll look at whether the University of Wisconsin System needs more money to make major repairs on buildings at various campuses.
Letter to the editor from Rep. Daniel Riemer: The UW is one of the best deals in the United States. UW-Madison’s in-state tuition is the third lowest of the top 50 universities in the U.S. Meanwhile, according to the Goldwater Institute, UW-Milwaukee, now a Carnegie top-ranked Research One (R1) university, has among the lowest costs to educate per student of any R1 or R2 university in the country. In short, both research universities are low-cost models for the nation, especially UW-Milwaukee. Both of these great research universities now also get less than 20 percent of their funding from the state budget.
State budget crunches and political turmoil have set off rumblings about a mass faculty exodus from public colleges in some states. High-profile defections stoke the rumors. But have professors really fled in droves?
The University of Wisconsin System will increase student fees and continue tapping controversial reserve funds under a $6.2 billion operating budget that UW’s governing Board of Regents approved Thursday afternoon.
University of Wisconsin System leaders are looking to give students an additional $12.7 million in financial aid over the next biennium.
University of Wisconsin System leaders are looking to give students an additional $12.7 million in financial aid over the next biennium.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross this week will urge the Board of Regents to seek a 33% biennial boost in need-based financial aid from the state to help resident students better afford to attend a public university in Wisconsin.
After hinting this week that the state’s public higher education systems could see more support in the next budget, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he’s considering tying any funding increases to performance.
Gov. Scott Walker is indicating he may increase funding for the University of Wisconsin System and technical colleges, possibly tied to performance measures.
Wisconsin’s public colleges and universities could see their funding increase in the next state budget based on how they do in certain performance measures, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday.
Gov. Scott Walker hinted Wednesday that additional support may be heading to Wisconsin’s public higher education providers.
Gov. Scott Walker says a court order that directed his office to release records on proposed changes to the University of Wisconsin System’s mission statement has clarified what his administration must share with the public.
Since the announcement of the University of Wisconsin-Extension reorganization in February, counties across the state have begun to indicate they do not support the proposed changes in theory or monetarily.
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will likely be the last campus this spring to hold a vote of no-confidence in the Board of Regents and UW System President Ray Cross.
Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still explains how budget cuts will continue to affect the University of Wisconsin System’s ability to contribute to economic growth in Wisconsin. Still says a bipartisan effort is necessary in order for both the state economy and UW System to thrive.
Amid budget cuts, weakened tenure protections, and a chilly atmosphere between UW faculty and staff and Governor Walker, some of the UW System’s faculty have been looking for jobs elsewhere or receiving offers from other universities. We hear from a professor and department chair who makes the case for staying at the UW.
Close to 70 percent of UW-Eau Claire faculty, or 227 staff members, voted in favor of a resolution saying they have no confidence in UW-System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents.
What’s The Real Cost Of Budget Cuts In The UW System?MAY 24, 2016 BY A PUBLIC AFFAIR2With the state cutting funding to the UW system and the restructuring of the tenure system, APA asked, “What are the effects?”
