In coming years, the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin may become more than academic at some University of Wisconsin campuses. They may find themselves in a Darwinian struggle to remain open and relevant in the face of two more years of expected state budget cuts and a tuition freeze for state undergraduates also expected to be extended another two years.
Expect more students from outstate and abroad if expected state funding cuts come to UW
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Possible budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin System could lead to a fight for more tuition dollars.
The governor is proposing a $300 million cut in exchange for more autonomy for the 26-campus system.
Ray Cross says he is "frustrated" by the governor's comments that faculty should teach more classes.
Wisconsin is one of a handful of states that hasn't restored higher education funding in this fiscal year to where it was in 2009-2010.
The group of professors and students said that too little is known about how the new governing body would work, saying there is "no evidence" …
The state's biennial budget may not be finalized until May or June.
They held signs criticizing Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to cut $300 million in funding to the System in the next two years.
The chancellor responds to a State Journal report that Gov. Walker is considering giving the UW System more flexibility.
Sen. Scott Fitzgerald is awaiting more details from Gov. Scott Walker, but says flexibility will be a consideration.
The universities would operate as a public authority, under an idea being discussed.
But he won't expand on the internal discussions until his Feb. 3 budget address.
