UW-MADISON | DEPARTMENT BUDGETS UW-Madison asks for department budgets that cut 5% and 10% KIMBERLY WETHAL Mar 22, 2025 Mar 22, 2025 Updated Jun 23, 2025 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UW-Madison’s department heads should include 5% and 10% reductions in their budgets for fiscal year 2026 and only fill critical positions, a letter to staff from university leaders said Friday.kAmp55:E:@?2==J[ E96C6 D9@F=5 36 2 C65F4E:@? :? ?@?6DD6?E:2= EC2G6= 6IA6?D6D[ DFAA=:6D 2?5 6BF:A>6?E[ 2?5 25>:?:DEC2E@CD H@F=5 36 4964<:?8 7@C @?6E:>6 DA6?5:?8 E92E 42? 36 5676CC65[ E96 =6EE6C 7C@> r92?46==@C y6??:76C |?@@<:?[ !C@G@DE r92C=6D xD36== 2?5 ':46 r92?46==@C 7@C u:?2?46 2?5 p5>:?:DEC2E:@? #@3 rC2>6C D2:5]k^Am kAm&(\|25:D@? 2=C625J 925 C6BF6DE65 9@=5:?8 @77 ?@?6DD6?E:2= DA6?5:?8[ 2D !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 23CFAE=J =:>:E65 :?5:C64E 7F?5:?8 C6:>3FCD6>6?ED @? }2E:@?2= x?DE:EFE6D @7 w62=E9 8C2?ED]k^Am People are also reading… Bob Uecker's former wife finds comfort in radio booth during Brewers' World Series run Lake Geneva City Council adopts ordinance for appointed city attorney Geneva Inn welcomes new general manager Work has begun on electrical substation, penthouse in downtown Lake Geneva Brewers legend Robin Yount reacts to World Series title Tommy Thompson asks Regents to delay hiring a new UW system president Badger High School football players selected for All Conference honors Why the Packers’ run game remains stuck despite Josh Jacobs’ return Our endorsement for Wisconsin governor VISIT Lake Geneva presents Impact Awards during annual event High school football second-round playoff scores Two doctors join Mercyhealth system in Walworth County Badger High School theater students to present 'Radium Girls' Is artist Noah Kahan playing a concert at Camp Randall? 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Trump's funding changes are costing UW-Madison's Fulbright winners "You think, you are now being taken for a ride," said Hillary Jones Henry, a Kenya native teaching Swahili at UW-Madison this year.
UW-Madison is again on Trump's investigation list, this time for ties to a minority Ph.D recruiter The investigation follows the "Dear Colleague" letter from February decreeing all universities that receive federal funding had two weeks to e…
University, industry leaders plead with lawmakers to preserve funding for medical research "This goes to who we are as a society," Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said. "Are we going to invest in our future?"
UW-Madison chancellor joins hundreds of college leaders criticizing Trump on higher ed "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight. However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in t…
UW-Madison provost leaving to become chancellor of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign UW-Madison Provost Charless Isbell Jr. is leaving UW-Madison after two years.
UW-Madison orders 5% budget cuts amid federal, state budget uncertainty "Higher education is in the midst of tremendous upheaval," a letter from administration to departments Monda said. "Like our peers, we are no…
