The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved freezing tuition for in-state undergraduate students again this year.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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 pay raises, instead of the ...
Read More »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.
Read More »Wisconsin universities report slight enrollment decline
The University of Wisconsin System on Thursday announced that fall enrollment appears to be only slightly down from last year, with nearly 126,000 students enrolled at the 10 universities that have begun on-campus classes.
Read More »UW System offers guidelines for in-person instruction
University of Wisconsin System officials are offering campuses guidelines for reopening this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Evers will kill plan to punish UW free speech disrupters
Gov. Tony Evers will kill a contentious plan to punish students who disrupt free speech on University of Wisconsin System campuses, his spokeswoman said Friday as system regents took another step toward implementing the policy.
Read More »UW administrator got payout after sex harassment allegations
Newly released records show University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross' former chief of staff resigned amid sexual-harassment allegations.
Read More »Stafford keeps an eye on multiple campuses
From his office on the 18th floor of Van Hise Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tomas Stafford has a sprawling view of the campus and the surrounding area.
Read More »Judge rules against telecom company
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Dane County judge has ruled against a telecommunications company that wanted to slow down a broadband project in rural communities. The University of Wisconsin System and others were awarded more than $37 million in grants for the project. Its goal is to deliver telecommunications capabilities to schools, hospitals and emergency services. But Wisconsin Independent Telecommunications ...
Read More »Walker’s budget includes cuts to UW-Law School
The University of Wisconsin Law School will have to do more with less under Gov. Scott Walker’s state budget proposal. His 2011-13 budget includes a $250 million cut in state aid to the University of Wisconsin System that includes the state’s only public law school. “We anticipate significant cuts to our budget,” UW-Law School Dean Ken Davis said. How much ...
Read More »Lawmakers boycott state Building Commission meeting (VIDEO)
By James Briggs It was a curious time to be late for a meeting. Alan Fish, vice chancellor of facilities for University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Wednesday walked into the state Building Commission meeting at the Capitol after the meeting was well under way. Fish and the University of Wisconsin System had a crucial last-minute agreement for more than $100 million ...
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