Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to shift control of the University of Wisconsin System away from the state and onto a public authority controlled by the Board of Regents met turbulence Thursday, with a top Republican lawmaker saying he’s now skeptical and a national faculty association calling it “a radical assault” on the statewide system.
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UW public authority facing questions from Robin Vos, opposition from faculty and staff
The public authority proposal was the second piece in Walker's controversial budget proposal for the system.
Regents to lawmakers: The cuts are too deep, the public authority model needs more study, and shared governance and tenure must be preserved.
The System released emails to the State Journal under the state's open records law.
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.
