This article does not name specific programs that could be cut but we can all guess which ones they are, can’t we?
Wisconsin Public Radio reports:
Universities of Wisconsin to evaluate low-enrollment campus programsAdministrators with the Universities of Wisconsin are going to change the way they evaluate low-enrollment programs on campuses and take a more active role in how enrollment is managed.The changes are based on recommendations from a $2.8 million system-wide third party financial review by Deloitte to assess finances on individual campuses.The third part of the review was released Monday. Earlier this year, individual campus reviews were released.“These reviews have helped us refine steps to eliminate structural deficits at a number of our universities and embark on a path of long-term financial stability,” said UW President Jay Rothman.When the reviews began, 10 universities faced structural deficits. That number is now down to six. Rothman said some of the campuses had smaller budget holes to fill. And there were layoffs, voluntary retirements and other cost-cutting measures on other campuses, Rothman said.“I think some universities continue to look at program array and where they can reduce programs,” Rothman said. “But by and large, each of them is taking a slightly different path to financial sustainability, but each of them is making great progress toward that goal.”The final Deloitte report makes the case for more robust program array management.Out of 646 undergraduate degree programs analyzed, 148 had no substantial program changes reported since fall 2018. But those 148 programs had declined in enrollment by five times or more than the average overall enrollment across the UW system.Program offerings across the system — with the exception of UW-Madison — have grown the number of undergraduate majors by 6.8 percent, despite the number of bachelor’s degree conferrals declining by 9.2 percent.
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