Fewer instructors and courses because of budget cuts, UW official says - DEBORAH ZIFF, Wisconsin State Journal

Student life, college news, and campus quirks, brought to you by State Journal reporter Deborah Ziff. Follow her On Campus blog for higher education news. University of Wisconsin System campuses may have fewer instructors and course offerings under a proposed one-time state budget cut of $65.8 million over two years, according to UW System President Kevin Reilly. Reilly wrote a letter last week to Brian Hayes, state budget director, outlining how the University of Wisconsin System would manage the cuts that Gov. Scott Walker's administration unveiled in October. Reilly lamented the "highly disproportionate" level of the cuts, citing the fact that the UW System gets 7 percent of state funding but is taking 38 percent of the cuts, known as a lapse. He suggested an alternate level of $26.6 million.