UW regents extend undergraduate tuition freeze
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved freezing tuition for in-state undergraduate students again this year.
New UW president wants to continue tuition freeze
The University of Wisconsin System's new president said Thursday that he wants to continue a freeze on tuition for in-state graduates through at least the next academic year.
Business attorney to be University of Wisconsin’s president
University of Wisconsin System leaders on Friday chose Jay Rothman, a Milwaukee business attorney, as the next president running the 26-campus system.
Tommy Thompson stepping down as UW president in March
Interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson on Friday submitted his letter of resignation effective in March, a move that comes as the committee working to name a permanent leader prepared to name finalists for the position.
Pay raises for Wisconsin state employees approved
Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday approved 2% pay raises for all state employees except the Milwaukee County district attorney.
Free to raise tuition, UW regents choose not to
University of Wisconsin System leaders voted Thursday against raising tuition just hours after Gov. Tony Evers signed a budget that gave them the ability to do so for the first time in years.
Evers appoints investor to UW regents board
Gov. Tony Evers appointed a Milwaukee investor who has given tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Monday.
Blank: UW-Madison faces $320 million pandemic loss by June
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will face $320 million in pandemic-related losses by the time the current fiscal year ends in June, Chancellor Rebecca Blank said on Thursday.
Audit: UW System paid out $68.5 million in student refunds
The University of Wisconsin System paid out nearly $70 million in coronavirus-related refunds to students last year, according to a report released Tuesday.
Report: UW System schools are falling behind their peers
Freezing tuition at the University of Wisconsin without adding more state money to offset the loss has contributed to the system falling behind similar institutions and harming its ability to compete, according to a report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum released on Tuesday.
Raises of 2% and 2.5% requested for all UW System employees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials are proposing that all of its 39,000 employees receive pay raises of 2% and 2.5% over the next two fiscal years, despite a projected $373 million deficit in the state’s general fund. The UW-System wants the state to fund all of the nearly $95 million in […]
Records: Failed UW president search costs about $216,000
A failed search for a person to lead the University of Wisconsin System has cost taxpayers about $216,000, a cost unlikely to be recouped because of contract language with the company hired to help find the next president.
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