MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) – The president of the University of Wisconsin says closing two-year campuses is an option if lawmakers don’t give the school more money in the new state budget. President Jay Rothman testified before a Senate panel yesterday.
He continues to push for an eight percent budget increase in the new state budget. Rothman says the University of Wisconsin needs more money to both keep its 13 smaller campuses open, and to attract top-tier faculty members and students.
Republican lawmakers haven’t yet said what they plan to do about the university’s budget, they are focused on diversity, equity, and inclusivity programs at the school.
The UW closed its campus in Richland Center earlier this year because there weren’t enough students to pay the bills. Rothman is not ruling out similar moves at other two-year campuses.
