Tag: state budget
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UW-Milwaukee joins schools offering ‘buyouts’
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that UW-Milwaukee is becoming the fifth (and, so far, largest) UW institution to offer separation incentives to veteran employees. Eau Claire, Green Bay, Oshkosh and Superior are the other schools currently accepting applications for early retirement as part of statewide budget cutting.
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Column by River Falls legislator praises UW’s economic role
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Nice to see, FWIW: State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls), a member of the influential Joint Finance Committee now considering the state budget and its $300 million in cuts for the UW System, has released a guest column stressing the importance UW institutions play in growing Wisconsin’s economy and working with Wisconsin businesses.
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April 15 ‘town hall’ meeting on budget has been cancelled
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller shares word that what was to be the next gathering in the “town hall” series of budget updates — the session set for Wednesday, April 15 — has been cancelled. With the work of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee proceeding more slowly than anticipated, and UW-Green Bay leadership and…
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Some UW schools seek higher tuition on grad students, out-of-staters
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The UW System Board of Regents will be asked this week to allow nine schools to raise tuition rates for graduate and non-resident students in response to plans to cut as much as $300 million in funding from the statewide budget. The requests for tuition hikes come from Madison, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Parkside, Platteville, River…
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UW-Green Bay will hold the line, for now
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Missing from the statewide conversation about tuition increases for graduate programs and non-resident students? UW-Green Bay, along with its sister four-year schools in Eau Claire, Oshkosh and Superior. UW-Green Bay officials tell the Log there are several reasons tuition increases are not being requested here at this time. They note a desire to hold the…
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Cross sees potential for post-tenure review
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At a visit Wednesday to UW-Eau Claire, taking questions from faculty, staff and students about the proposed $300 million cut to the UW System in the state budget, President Ray Cross reaffirmed his support for faculty tenure but said changes need to be made. For more, see Wisconsin Public Radio coverage at http://www.wpr.org/node/738751.
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Chancellor Miller releases a budget reduction update
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University faculty and staff received a budget update this morning (March 31) from Chancellor Miller. For other Log subscribers, you can read his comments on the Chancellor’s website, or by clicking on this PDF.
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Mark your calendar: Town Hall meeting is April 15
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The next Town Hall meeting to discuss budget issues will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in the University Theatre.
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President Cross: ‘I’ll quit if cuts aren’t reduced’
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UW President Ray Cross says he’ll quit if he can’t convince legislators to reduce a $300 million cut that Gov. Scott Walker wants to impose on campuses. Cross told faculty and students at UW-Milwaukee on Wednesday that he’ll resign if he can’t win substantial reductions and protect academic freedom. Here is the story from the…
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Audio and written summaries of Town Hall meetings now posted
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For those who missed the Town Hall meetings with UW System President Ray Cross, both audio versions and a summary are available online.