UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN | CUTS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
UW Regents approve deal on funding, engineering building with controversial re-vote
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Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman released details about the system's workforce development plan in an effort to recoup $32 million the state legislature cut from its budget this year and set aside for a workforce development plan.
Just days after rejecting it, the UW Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a sweeping deal with Republican legislators to free up more than $800 million in staff raises, a new engineering building at UW-Madison and other infrastructure spending in exchange for scaling back diversity efforts.
I thank the Board of Regents for approving this agreement that will deliver more than $800 million in projects, initiatives, and withheld pay to our employees. Given the circumstances, this is good for our students, our universities, and the state of Wisconsin. 1/
Rep. Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, speaks outside the state Capitol on Wednesday against the deal between the UW Board of Regents and Republican leadership in the Legislature. Critics called the trade-off too much for the UW system to give up.
Rep. Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, speaks outside the state Capitol on Wednesday against the deal between the UW Board of Regents and Republican leadership in the Legislature. Critics called the trade-off too much for the UW system to give up.
