AFSCME Supports UW Stevens Point #SaveOurMajors Rally

AFSCME Wisconsin supports the students rallying in Madison today to save the liberal arts majors at UW-Stevens Point. We join students, faculty, alumni, and community members in expressing our dismay at the proposal to eliminate these programs.

AFSCME Wisconsin is extremely concerned to see UW Stevens Point choosing to point budget cuts at students and faculty. Wisconsin has a proud history of education, and eliminating programs that are valuble to students is a move in the wrong direction for education in this state.  

UW-Stevens Point students have come to the right place to express their concerns. Our UW System leaders in Madison have laid the groundwork for what is happening in Stevens Point. They have approved an ill-conceived merger plan of the UW Colleges that puts added strain on Stevens Point. 

We are proud to support the #SaveOurMajors rally and encourage the leadership of UW Stevens Point to rethink this decision.