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Cross: There’s ‘Confusion’ Over Shared Governance

Faculty and students have criticized UW System President Ray Cross for not consulting with them in a plan to merge two-year campuses with four-year universities. However, Cross said Wednesday that system leaders had to act quickly to avoid the closure of several campuses.UW System President Ray Cross said he believes strongly in shared governance, but he feels the responsibilities for administration under that process and those of faculty, staff and students aren’t clearly understood.