UW’s financial deficit: where the university stands in 2025

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UW’s financial deficit: where the university stands in 2025

In UW president Vivek Goel’s message at the end of last year, it was announced that unit-level spending was permanently reduced by $42 million. The remaining $33 million of the $75 million deficit will be covered by funds which had initially been set aside for longer-term initiatives, and therefore future deficits pose a significant threat to the university’s financial sustainability. This means that maintenance projects — such as replacing heat…