The UW System budget proposed by the Republican-dominated Assembly would slash administrative and public relations positions — cuts that legislators say would save tax dollars but university leaders say would weaken their ability to perform their mission.
The proposal would eliminate 17 high-level administrative positions — including several at the University of Wisconsin-Madison — for a savings of $4.6 million in state funding. It would also cut one-fourth of the funding for university relations and communications functions “not directly related” to instruction, research and public service, a $2 million reduction.