IT DONE.
>> LAST WEEK 11 UW SYSTEM
SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED FURLOUGH
PLANS.
THIS WEEK, THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN-MADISON ORDERED
FURLOUGHS FOR NEARLY 16,000
EMPLOYEES IN THE WAKE OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
RIGHT NOW, ALL CLASSES ARE
ONLINE AND ALL SUMMER PROGRAMS
ARE CANCELLED.
>> THE CAMPUS HAS BEEN NEARLY
SHUTTERED SINCE MID-MARCH, WHEN
THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK FIRST
ARRIVED AND MANY STUDENTS STAYED
HOME.
TO MAKE UP A BUDGET SHORTFALL,
FACULTY AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED
TO TAKE THREE TO SIX UNPAID
FURLOUGH DAYS DURING THE NEXT
SIX MONTHS.
CHANCELLOR REBECCA BLANK, THE
PROVOST AND OTHERS WILL TAKE A
15% PAY CUT, AMOUNTING TO
APPROXIMATELY $30 MILLION.
UW-MADISON SAYS IT HAS
CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED LOSSES
FROM THE PANDEMIC TO BE $100
MILLION AND WILL MAKE UP THE
DIFFERENCE BY REDUCING TRAVEL,
BUDGET CUTS AND A PARTIAL HIRING
FREEZE.
THE CHANCELLOR SAYS FURTHER
EXPENSE REDUCTIONS COULD BE
CONSIDERED AS EARLY AS THIS
FALL.
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WISCONSIN IS PART OF THE
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