University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin defended the governor?s proposal to split the state?s flagship campus from the rest of the UW System during a tense Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
But ultimately, the regents voted, 16-1, to seek an amendment to Gov. Scott Walker?s proposed 2011-?13 budget to give all UW institutions the same management flexibilities proposed for UW-Madison, and to do it within the current regents governance structure, so they can better deal with budget cuts.