The U.S. economic downturn and $3-billion state budget shortfall are affecting the U-Wâ??s plans to attract and keep faculty.
For several years now, the University of Wisconsin has aimed to hire and retain high-caliber professors. Plans have included upping the salary range to better compete with rival universities in the Midwest, including Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. On average, professors in those schools make between $5,000 to $15,000 more a year than those at the UW. (Second item.)