MILWAUKEE — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents drew criticism Friday for voting in private the day before to award President Kevin Reilly a $73,000 raise.
The regents approved the 21 percent raise in a closed-door meeting at UW-Milwaukee. The board also agreed to hire Biddy Martin as the next UW-Madison chancellor with a salary of $437,000. Neither action was approved in open session.
UW System spokesman David Giroux said the moves did not violate the state open meetings law, but advocates for open government said the law was uncertain on that point.