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UW-River Falls Chancellor Don Betz explains the consequences of a proposed Assembly budget that would cut $120 million from the UW System, including a $2.8 million cut to that campus alone.
Related: "Since University has tightened up, legislators should loosen up," Column, St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 27.
Also: "GOP needs to get serious about the state budget," Column, Onalaska Life, July 26.
In a letter to Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley outlined the long-term effects for Wisconsin - both academic and economic - that would result from deeper cuts to the UW System's budget.
If Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio are zero-funded in the state's budget, as the two were in the Assembly's proposed version, all locally produced programs would be discontinued and about 70 people from around Wisconsin would lose their jobs.
After a thorough review of updates to the UW System's admissions policies, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen concluded the university may consider a host of academic and nonacademic factors when making admissions decisions.
Related: "UW entry policy called legal," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 27.
Also (subscription only): "State official upholds race-conscious admissions at U. of Wisconsin," Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27.