UW-Milwaukee has reached a balanced budget but at a cost

UW-Milwaukee has balanced their budget for the first time since 2012, but has lost 15 percent of their faculty along the way.

Joe Kim, Joe Kim

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By Joe Kim and Joe Kim | 4:45pm

Freshman outside hitter Audrey Flanagan goes up for an attack against the Wisconsin alumni on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.

Joe Kim

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By Joe Kim | 4:45pm

The Badgers huddle before taking on the Wisconsin alumni on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.

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By Jaeden Pena | 1:32pm

Professor Nathan Kalmoe, who is running a write-in campaign against State Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, sits down for an interview with The Daily Cardinal on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.

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