The leader of Wisconsin’s 13 public universities said without additional funding in the next state budget, he expects more branch campus closures, decreased affordability for students, layoffs and program cuts.
“All of which will hit hardest at our most vulnerable UWs,” Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said on social media.
State lawmakers are working this month to set Wisconsin’s next two-year budget. The Legislature’s budget writing committee, led by Republicans, was set to weigh funding for the UW system Tuesday. However, leaders of the Joint Committee on Finance postponed the discussion without explanation and hadn’t rescheduled a hearing as of Thursday, with the fate of the entire budget appearing to be up in the air.
