Task force grapples with UW System cuts

“Tuition can’t simply keep raising the price (of an education),” said Dylan Jambrek, vice president of the United Council of UW Students. “I would challenge the state to see whether they want to be in the education business anymore.”

Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls), a task force member, asked students at the hearing what prevents their peers from graduating in four years to keep their loan debt lower.

Classes needed to fulfill core or major requirements also may be canceled because of budget cutbacks, or “bottleneck courses” may fill up due to high demand,  Jambrek said.