FOX6’s Stephanie Grady had the chance to go one-on-one with the UW system’s new president – Jay Rothman.
Stephanie Grady: When you took
the job last year, you laid out two specific goals. The first was
modernizing the aging infrastructure of the UW campuses. The second was
increasing pay for staff. How is the progress coming?
Jay Rothman: We got nearly $1B
from the state this year for new building renovations, and we`re
continuing to do that. Right now, the pay adjustments for our employees
are being withheld. I think that compensation being withheld is both
unfair and it`s wrong....