In nearly two hours in front of the UW Board of Regents, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin made the case for splitting UW-Madison from the rest of the University of Wisconsin System, arguing it gives the university tools for maintaining quality amid deep budget cuts.
“I believe the biggest risk to UW-Madison is a 15 percent cut, a tuition cap, and no new tools,” Martin said. “I don?t know how you deal with that without being devastated.”