News - May 2013
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Joint Finance budget decreases UW funding, rejects compensation flexibility for Regents
May 23, 2013
MADISON, Wis. – The legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance today advanced a budget that cuts state funding for the University of Wisconsin System by $66 million over two years and requires that UW reallocate $78 million for new initiatives and other expenses. In addition, the Committee voted to transfer $58 million of UW funds to
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Regents honor outstanding UW System teachers
May 16, 2013
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will honor two professors and one academic program for their outstanding achievements in teaching, when they bestow the UW System’s highest recognition for members of its faculty and academic staff on June 7. The 2013 recipients of the 21st annual Regents Teaching Excellence Awards
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UW System statement on Governor’s budget changes
May 15, 2013
MADISON, Wis. – Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch today asked legislative leaders to make changes to Governor Walker’s proposed 2013-2015 biennial state budget, including adding a two-year tuition freeze for all University of Wisconsin System schools. “We share the Governor’s interest in keeping college affordable and tuition low,” said UW System President Kevin P.
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Message to all UW System Faculty and Staff Regarding Program Revenue Balances
May 9, 2013
Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, Starting this weekend at ceremonies all around this state, thousands of students and their families will celebrate one of the biggest days of their lives, when they receive their diplomas from a University of Wisconsin campus. It is a proud moment for them, and it’s a proud moment for all
