Uni­ver­sities of Wisconsin unveil plan to recover $32 million cut by Re­pub­licans in diversity fight

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin unveiled a $32 million workforce development plan Monday in an attempt to recover funds that were cut by the Republican-controlled Legislature earlier this year in a fight over campus diversity programs.

What You Need To Know

• The Universities of Wisconsin unveiled a $32 million workforce development plan Monday in an attempt to recover funds that were cut by the Republican-controlled Legislature earlier this year in a fight over campus diversity programs


• The Legislature`s budget committee voted in June to eliminate 188 diversity, equity and inclusion positions within the university system and slash UW`s budget by $32 million


• Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his partial veto power to protect the DEI positions, but he was unable to prevent the $32 million cut. The budget Evers signed into law in July allows UW to recover the funding if it can show the money will be spent on workforce development and not DEI


• The spending plan UW President Jay Rothman announced Monday would direct funds to four “high-demand” fields: engineering, health care, business and computer science..

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