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State approves new employee pay plan
A boost in pay for UW System faculty and academic staff was given the go-ahead by state lawmakers last week. Read More
Statement from Chancellor John D. Wiley on the biennial budget agreement
Chancellor Wiley congratulates Gov. Doyle and members of both parties in the Assembly and Senate on achieving a hard-fought budget compromise that will benefit state universities. Read More
Scholars examine state funding and accountability in higher education
As state legislatures try to balance funding for higher education with the climbing costs of Medicaid and other services, public universities are compelled to seek alternative revenue sources. Read More
Budget proposals may mean ‘lost opportunities’ for UW
Proposed cuts to the University of Wisconsin budget will compromise quality, make it more difficult to retain top faculty and hurt Wisconsin's economy, Chancellor John D. Wiley says. Read More
Chancellor John D. Wiley’s statement on proposed Assembly budget
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley comments on the major cuts proposed in the state Assembly budget, calling it "an assault on higher education." Read More
Statement from Chancellor John D. Wiley on State Senate budget vote
Chancellor John D. Wiley expresses appreciation to members of the State Senate, who on Tuesday passed a budget plan that helps address many of the critical issues for higher education in Wisconsin and UW–Madison in particular. Read More
Doyle vows to keep tuition down in new budget
State budget season got under way this month as Gov. Jim Doyle rolled out a proposed 2007–09 state budget that recognizes the importance of higher education and provides domestic partnership benefits for all state employees. Read More
Wiley: Access, budget top university’s priority list
Access is the No. 1 challenge for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Chancellor John D. Wiley told the university’s Faculty Senate on Nov. 6. Read More
UW-Madison begins planning for pending budget cuts
The university is beginning to address how it would handle what would be the largest budget cut in university history, proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle to lawmakers Feb. 18. Read More
Budget statement from Chancellor John Wiley
"We are witnessing the systematic dismantling of public higher education in this state, a function of a lack of collective will among our public policy makers - governor and legislators alike - to set aside partisan differences and address the long-simmering structural problems that year after year plague public funding of social, civic and educational programs. We continue to endure band-aid 'solutions' to a problem that continues to expand, predictably resulting in biennial political confrontations between the governor and the Legislature over how best to trick the problem into becoming someone else's worry a few years down the road. The road, unfortunately, is ruinous, and we're already well down a path from which it will take years to recover." Read More
Statement by Chancellor Wiley on proposed state budget
As the State Legislature's Joint Finance Committee considers the UW System budget tomorrow [Thursday, May 19], we are hopeful the Legislature will once again understand the critical role of higher education in the state's economy and the future of its citizens. Read More
Chancellor’s statement on 2005-07 capital budget
Following the state Building Commission's adoption of the 2005-07 capital budget Friday, Chancellor John D. Wiley issued the following statement. Read More
Governor’s budget adds funding to UW, financial aid
A two-year state budget that includes cuts in administrative positions but adds funding to deal with major university priorities was presented to the Legislature by Gov. Jim Doyle, kicking off deliberations that are expected to last for months. Read More
Research, financial aid at issue in federal budget
The federal budget President Bush handed to Congress this month raises higher education concerns over both student financial aid and research funding levels. Read More
Chancellor’s statement regarding governor’s proposed budget
Feb. 10, 2005 “On Tuesday [Feb. 8], Gov. Doyle proposed his 2005-07 budget. Those sections dealing with the University of Wisconsin… Read More
Chancellor Wiley warns of budget perils
State budget difficulties and calls for a so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights threaten the quality of higher education in Wisconsin, UW–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley said Monday. Read More
Board of Regents approves 2005-07 budget request
The UW System Board of Regents is asking for state funding for the 2005-07 biennium that will help its 26 campuses and UW-Extension begin to recover from the $250 million in state budget cuts they took in the 2003-05 biennium, while providing more access and services for students. Read More
Norris named to lead UW Budget Office, Wold retires
Tim Norris, a veteran campus budget analyst, has been named to succeed Larry Wold as director of the Budget Office. Wold is retiring after more than three decades on the Madison campus. Read More
Statement by Chancellor Wiley on governor’s budget
The following statement was issued today by UW–Madison Chancellor John Wiley in response to Governor Jim Doyle's budget message. Read More
Governor signs budget
The governor has signed a budget repair bill addressing Wisconsin's $1 billion budget deficit with measures including some cuts to UW System funding. Read More