From Wisconsin lawmakers targeting college employee raises to a major donor cutting ties with Harvard, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest recent stories.
By the numbers
35,000
The rough number of employees in the Universities of Wisconsin system. State lawmakers excluded them from pay raise approvals for all state employees as part of a lengthy battle over the system’s spending on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
$30M
The funding Birmingham-Southern College, a private institution in Alabama, is missing out on because of a denied state loan application. This week, the college sued the state’s treasurer for denying the bid and told the court it likely wouldn’t be able to keep operating without emergency relief.
216
The number of employees at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh who will be laid off or who took voluntary buyouts as part of the college’s downsizing. UW-Oshkosh is also letting 34.5 positions go unfilled — with these moves collectively saving the university about $14.7 million.
34
The number of years the Wexner Foundation had a relationship with the Harvard Kennedy School. Earlier this week, the major donor said it was cutting ties with the university, alleging the institution’s leaders failed to take a “clear and unequivocal stand” against the Hamas attack on Israel earlier this month.
12
The number of education groups that recently asked the U.S. Department of Education to give a firm date for when it will release the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. A lack of a release date could hamper the FAFSA form’s debut, they argued.
