University of Wisconsin System leaders sent a letter to the Wisconsin State Legislature Monday asking legislators to support funding for Wisconsin’s universities as set out in Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal.
Under Walker’s budget, UW System schools would receive $181 million in new state investments, such as funding for economic and workforce development projects, as well as the new UW Flex Degree option.
The letter urges legislators to support Walker’s proposal, saying it will accelerate economic growth in the state while also resulting in the lowest tuition increases in the past decade.
UW System President Kevin Reilly, UW System Board of Regents President Brent Smith, and UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward were among the administrators who signed the letter, in addition to other leaders from UW System schools.
The Joint Finance Committee is currently holding budget hearings and can make adjustments to Walker’s proposed budget before it is sent to both houses of the state legislature for final approval.
