UW Budget

Presidential and vice presidential candidates for the UWM Student Association all voiced concern over the Governor Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System in a campus debate Thursday, but several challengers argued for a more aggressive approach in getting the SA message out and connecting with faculty. One presidential candidate, Franco Ferrante, focused his […]

UW-Milwaukee is currently examining the possibilities of furloughs and retirement incentives, as ways of mitigating the possible damage of the proposed $300 million cut within Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal, it was announced at the UWM faculty senate meeting. According to Rebecca Klaper, a member of the Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC), the committee […]

The staff assistant to UW System President Ray Cross, who was involved in the mission statement controversy, was hired as a fixed term $5,000 per month consultant to Cross last August, pay that increased to $8,000 per month from January through March, Media Milwaukee has learned. “In this position, you will report directly to President […]

Three members of the UW System Board of Regents assured members of the UW-Milwaukee Faculty Senate Thursday that they don’t forsee changes to the principles of shared governance and tenure if a Public Authority is formed. However, Regents at the meeting also said that there should be a careful review of policies under a Public Authority […]

This story is cross-posted with the UWM Post. UW-Milwaukee’s new Budget Task Force is forming a framework for what budget cuts may look like across campus and has asked all units on campus to develop 5 percent and 10 percent cut scenarios, as the university anticipates about $24 million in budget cuts next year.    […]

A group of about 60 students gathered in Spaights plaza Wednesday at a rally organized by the Progressive Students of Milwaukee to protest the recently proposed cut of $300 million to the UW-System. Speakers addressed the crowd and fired them up for a march around the campus. At the protest, students participated in chants calling […]

UWM Chancellor Mark Mone announced a series of cost containment measures relating to travel and hiring Tuesday to help reduce the impact of potential future cuts in the governor’s budget proposal. As a first step, a few measures will be executed instantaneously, Mone said. The first step will be to put a hold on hiring of […]

The UW System asked the state in January to restore stricken mission statement language that ultimately found its way into Gov. Scott Walker’s official budget proposal a few days later anyway, Media Milwaukee has learned through an open records request. A UW System representative wrote a state budget analyst Jan. 29 to contest revisions to […]

“No ifs, no buts, no education cuts!” was one of the comments roared by over 100 protesters of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget cut proposal for the UW system. They marched with homemade signs in the frigid temperatures from the Union to the front of Mitchell Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 4. State lawmakers addressed […]

UW-Milwaukee students marched through campus Wednesday night in protest against Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts. They huddled in front of Mitchell Hall to hear Wisconsin legislators Mandela Barnes and Jonathan Brostoff explain how the cuts could damage the UW System and Wisconsin. “Our public university system is a gem,” said Brostoff. “And we don’t […]

Members of UW-Milwaukee’s University Committee voiced dismay Tuesday with what one called the “backroom dealings” in November between the UW-Madison chancellor, UW System administrators, and Gov. Scott Walker. Members of the UWM University Committee called UW System President Ray Cross’ actions “paternalistic governance” and noted that shared governance groups had been left out of the […]

UW-Milwaukee Student Association president Ryan Sorenson said his initial reaction to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut funding to the UW System was that he felt completely shocked. “I was worried what this would impact,” Sorenson said. “I wondered what this cut is going to affect at UW-Milwaukee? Is this going to impact classes and courses, […]