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UW System welcomes Tribal Nations leadership to discuss consultation policy (day 2 news summary) Friday, July 9, 2021 MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System is working to collaborate more closely with Wisconsin’s Tribal Nations to help more Native Americans access and succeed in higher education. The Board of Regents welcomed leaders of several Tribal Nations Friday to discuss development of a formal consultation policy between the UW System and its institutions and the Tribal Nations...

Board approves UW System’s 2021-22 Annual Operating Budget (day 1 news summary) Thursday, July 8, 2021 MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to approve a $6.564 billion annual operating budget for 2021-22. Key takeaways of the annual budget presented by Sean Nelson, Vice President of Finance, include: State operational funding (GPR) increased $42.3 million or 4.4% Includes Pay Plan increase for employees Tuition-setting authority returned ...