Leaders have put off making tough decisions about their public colleges for decades. The options have only grown more difficult

Erin Gretzinger:

Declining enrollments. Changing demographics. Tightening budgets. And, above all, an “evolving student marketplace.”

All these elements led Jay O. Rothman, president of the University of Wisconsin system, to announce in October that the system was closing one two-year campus and ending in-person instruction at two others. More closures may be on the horizon, as Rothman ordereduniversity leaders to examine the financial viability of the remaining 10 two-year campuses.

“It’s time for us to realign our branch campuses to current market realities and prepare for the future,” Rothman said in a….

Mulligans are easier….