Stories indexed under: Budget

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  • Q&A: Task force considers new non-state campus funding sources Jan. 14, 2009 Michael Knetter, known for his creative fundraising as dean of the School of Business, is stepping into a new role helping the university target new sources of private funding.
  • Brainstorming session set on opportunities, challenges in higher education Jan. 9, 2009 A fourth campuswide brainstorming session exploring the opportunities and challenges facing the University of Wisconsin-Madison in a recessionary economy will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22.
  • Martin names business school dean to coordinate strategy, development Dec. 10, 2008 Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin today announced the appointment of Michael Knetter, dean of the business school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as special assistant/liaison to the chancellor for long-term strategy and development.
  • UW-Madison researchers launch landmark study of financial aid Dec. 9, 2008 A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers is conducting a groundbreaking study of the long-term effects of financial aid on college students. Christopher Jencks, professor of social policy at Harvard University, calls the Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study (WSLS) a "landmark study of financial aid."
  • Scholars probe political factors influencing college funding Sept. 19, 2008 Four higher education scholars will share their findings on state appropriations at "The Politics of State Funding for Higher Education."
  • Efforts to secure domestic partner benefits continue Jan. 30, 2008 Although a provision authorizing domestic partner benefits wasn’t included in last year’s final state budget, campus efforts to move the issue forward continue unabated.
  • State approves new employee pay plan Dec. 5, 2007 A boost in pay for UW System faculty and academic staff was given the go-ahead by state lawmakers last week.
  • Statement from Chancellor John D. Wiley on the biennial budget agreement Oct. 24, 2007 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.
  • Scholars examine state funding and accountability in higher education Oct. 5, 2007 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.
  • Budget proposals may mean 'lost opportunities' for UW Aug. 22, 2007 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.
  • Chancellor John D. Wiley’s statement on proposed Assembly budget July 10, 2007 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."
  • Statement from Chancellor John D. Wiley on State Senate budget vote June 27, 2007 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.
  • Doyle vows to keep tuition down in new budget Feb. 27, 2007 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.
  • Wiley: Access, budget top university’s priority list Nov. 8, 2006 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.
  • UW-Madison begins planning for pending budget cuts Feb. 27, 2006 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.
  • Budget statement from Chancellor John Wiley June 1, 2005 "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."
  • Statement by Chancellor Wiley on proposed state budget May 18, 2005 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.
  • Chancellor's statement on 2005-07 capital budget March 18, 2005 Following the state Building Commission's adoption of the 2005-07 capital budget Friday, Chancellor John D. Wiley issued the following statement.
  • Governor's budget adds funding to UW, financial aid Feb. 25, 2005 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.
  • Research, financial aid at issue in federal budget Feb. 22, 2005 The federal budget President Bush handed to Congress this month raises higher education concerns over both student financial aid and research funding levels.