Republican lawmakers voted to cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million on Thursday despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested.
The cut comes in reaction to Republican anger over diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs on the system’s 13 universities. Republican leaders haveAdvertisement
The cut comes despite warnings from UW President Jay Rothman of tuition increases and possible campus closures if the system’s budget was cut. University leaders asked for a nearly half-billion dollar funding increase, citing financial difficulties stemming from a decadelong tuition freeze and inflation.
“We reject the entire concept of what they’re doing, that the university system would be cut at a time of surplus,” Goyke said. “I don’t see in the budget any initiatives that will catch the attention of young people to either come here or to stay here.”
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