“It’s not about cutting money. What it is is about getting some kind of reforms to the broken process that we currently have,” Vos said. “We don’t have enough respect for political diversity. Heaven forbid if you’re a student who’s Jewish or has a different viewpoint on campus where you feel like you’re either targeted or the victim of potential hate. So we want to ensure that whatever happens on campus, it is a free exchange of ideas and that people understand that’s the basis for what the university should be.”
Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, told reporters following the committee meeting Tuesday that a $87 million cut to the UW system is a “non-starter.” A spokesperson for Gov. Tony Evers echoed that sentiment Wednesday afternoon.
“The university, over the last generation, has seen their budget shrink and shrink. They have not gotten inflationary increases, and they’ve had cuts,” Roys said.
