Madison Initiative for Undergraduates: A Pledge to Quality, Value and Affordability

From the AP: Tuition will go up $250 per year for the next four years for most University of Wisconsin-Madison students.

The UW System Board of Regents voted Friday to approve Chancellor Biddy Martin’s plan to add a tuition surcharge of $250 next fall for in-state undergraduates and $750 for students from other states. Read the full story.

From the Capital Times: Less than nine months after arriving from Cornell University, Biddy Martin is on the verge of pushing through her first major initiative as chancellor of UW-Madison.

On Thursday, the UW System Board of Regents’ Business, Finance and Budget Committee debated the merits of Martin’s Madison Initiative for Undergraduates before easily giving the plan the green light to move forward.
The proposal will likely be approved when the full board meets Friday at UW-Milwaukee. Read the full story.

From the Daily Cardinal: Chancellor Biddy Martin will officially propose the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates to the UW System Board of Regents Thursday.

Martin will attend the meeting in Milwaukee and submit her proposal to the Business, Finance and Audit Committee, according to John Lucas, a spokesperson for UW-Madison. Read the full story.

From the Badger Herald: University of Wisconsin student leaders and campus administrators met informally Sunday night at Chancellor Biddy Martin’s house to reflect on the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates and to look forward to the vote on the proposal by the Board of Regents Thursday. Read the full story. 

From the Badger Herald: The University of Wisconsin Book Store announced Thursday it will give $25,000 to go toward student scholarships.

The amount is the Book Store’s second gift to its Board of Trustees People Scholarship, which provides financial aid to students annually. Beginning this year, the amount will go to the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. Read the full story.