MADISON ââ?¬â?? While thereââ?¬â?¢s no shortage of public chatter about University of Wisconsin administrators taking sick leave or how much the football coaches are paid, thereââ?¬â?¢s rarely much talk about the core 21st century challenge facing the UW System ââ?¬â?? in fact, all of public higher education in America: Are our public universities becoming ââ?¬Å?privatizedââ?¬Â without the benefit of a debate on the pros and cons?