UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin on Thursday painted a grim picture of the universityâ??s fortunes under Gov. Jim Doyleâ??s proposed budget, saying it could result in the loss of faculty and staff, the elimination of courses, and caps on the numbers of students in popular programs.
Martin, speaking at a UW Board of Regents meeting, said she asked the deans of UW-Madison schools and colleges to explore how they would reduce 5 percent of their budgets, which roughly equals its share of cuts.
â??In every college, it would inevitably mean cuts in faculty lines, in academic staff and in graduate funding,â? Martin said.