UW-Milwaukee reached a balanced budget, but at a cost - Magnus Manske, Daily Cardinal

UW-Milwaukee balanced its budget at the cost of trimming down faculty and adjusting academic programs. The university has lost nearly 15 percent of its faculty since Fall 2014. A hiring freeze is in place as the campus did not replace retired faculty but has hired some new faculty members to substitute those who have left. Thus, there are more lower-paid affiliate faculty who teach classes but do not perform research. The university is facing another quandary as its student enrollment has dropped nearly 18.5 percent over the last eight years. The School of Education, which fell 34 percent, and Peck School of Arts, which has had a decline of 26 percent, suffered the most severe student enrollment decrease. http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2018/10/uw-milwaukee-has-reached-a-balanced-budget-but-at-a-cost