The president of the University of Wisconsin says it will take years, and more federal money to get UW schools back in the black.
President Jay Rothman yesterday said campuses are still spending more money than they take-in. Rothman did not rule-out more layoffs or furloughs. He said he hopes to eliminate the campus deficits by 2028.
The president of the University of Wisconsin went on to talk about students, saying young people are not looking to go to the university’s branch campuses. President Jay Rothman yesterday said the demand is not there for the UW’s local campuses like it once was. He says enrollment at branch campuses has plummeted over the past 10 years. He says online options have changed the marketplace for small, local campuses.
Rothman’s comments came after UW-Green Bay last week said it will end in-person classes at its Marinette campus at the end of the current semester.
