Dive Summary:
- The president of the University of Wisconsin system will resign from his position in January after more than nine years in office, the university has announced.
- At least two contentious issues marked Kevin P. Reilly's tenure: a push by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison to break away from the system, and legislation that limited collective bargaining for faculty and staff members at state universities.
- Reilly's announcement came amid pressure to resign after the state reported that the university system had $648 million in cash reserves even as it asked students to pay more in tuition.
From the article:
... "You have periods where people stand up and applaud," Mr. Reilly said, "and periods where people stand up and throw some vegetables, and that's to be expected." ...
